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THUESDAT. SEPTEMBER 9. 1920. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOTTRWAL rACE TTVZ. Ujmi&n Department Prepared Exclusively for The Journal. W. R. Panning is in- Lincoln this Wabash, or Hope Hill ball team week looking after matters at the will play the Union team at Union state fair. inext Sunday afternoon. I). B. Porter and family drove to I Joseph Banning and family at i tneoln last Tuesday and were guests tended the state fair Wednesday, of relatives wniie auenams mr fair. L. G. Todd and family were at tending the state fair on Wednesday, driving to the capital city in their ""Mr. and Mrs. C. E. v Witherow, of Thurruan, Iowa, were visiting with their son. Elmer Witherow and fam ily near Union last Monday. "Miss Edith Frans. who is employed hv the Sheldon Manufacturing com pany at Nenawka. was a visitor at home over Sunday and Labor day. Jesse Pell and family were visi tors in Lincoln this week, driving over in their car to attend the state fair and look after some matters of business. Charles Hemphill and wife were visiting with friends at Nehawka a thort time the first of the week, go ing over on the train Monday af ternoon. Rev. L. Morrison, of the Methodist church, departed last Tuesday for Omaha, where he attended the an nual conference of the church being held there this year. Abrani Braro. formerly in the employ of the Missouri Pacific in the Union vards. was a visitor in town last Monday. He is still with the Mp. but is now located at Auburn. Lflia Hoback was a visitor in Omaha last Sunday, being a guest of her friend. Miss Gladys Wray. who is a nurse in the Nicholas Senn hos pital. The young ladies had a very pleasant time together. Miss Mary Becker departed one day this week for Minneapolis, at which place she will visit for some, time. Miss Mary has many friends i there and it Mill take her some time' to pav them all a call. Mrs. Wm. Craig and daughter., Verna. departed last Monday morn-1 ing for Sloan. Iowa, where they are' finding this week visiting at the, home of a sister of Mrs. Craig. Theyj will remain for a good visit while there. driving over in their car. H. T. Comer and wife visited at the state fair Tuesday, driving over to the capital city in their car. County Commissioner C. F. Harris was looking after some business mat ters for the county at Elmwood last week. The city dads of Union met last Friday evening and looked after some business matters claiming their attention. 1 Mrs. Kingsley, of Chicago, arrived in Union last Monday and visited for a few days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Todd. R. D. Stine and wife, together with Miss May and George, were in attendance at the state fair at Lin coln last Tuesday. Henry O'Donnell, living east of town, has concluded his fall plow ing and will in a short time seed , some forty acres to wheat. j Charles Bowdish, the dealer in i eastern Colorado lands, was in town 'a few days the first of the week look ing after business matters. Joe Banning and family drove to, .Omaha last Sunday, where they were guests at the home of Attorney c H. Taylor and family for the day. Albert Hathaway shelled his last I year's corn crop and delivered it to the elevators here, the rent corn go ing to one firm and the balance to the other. Among those attending the ball game at Nebraska City last Sunday were A. H. Austin. Sherman Austin. Frank Bauer and Dean Austin, ail driving down in Sherman Austin's car. Rev. W. A. Taylor was a guest at the home of W. L. Hoback last Mon day evening. A watermelon feast was much enjoye a? well as the pleasant hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Hoback. R. E. Moore and family were visiting in Nebraska City last Satur day and while there made the pur- Entertained Epworth League Me&srs Kay Pell and Aldo Taylor, 'members of the Epworth league, of ! Union, entertained the entire mem bership last Tuesday evening at the i home of the former. A program had ; been prepared and was faithfully carried out, after which the spirits of the young people were manifest in the thrilling games that were played. The climax of the evening came in the delightful luncheon that was served at an opportune time. ' I The addition of these two victories I helps to boost the home teams per joenlagcof games won and holds up ithe credible showing made through j o'.a the season. I In connection with this article, it ' is not out of place to say that at no time this season ha, an outsider 'played any position on the team. winch has neen composer! entirely of Union and vicinity ball players. This makes their showing look doub ly good, as the majority of teams in much larger towns resort to impor tation of players when they book a tight game or want to be assured of wit: ii in g. We take our hats off to the Union base ball team. May its members live long and prosper. MARRIED AT COURT HOUSE This County curred Brown afternoon at the office of Judge Allen J. Beeson oc the marriage of Miss Clara and Mr. Walter Anderson. both of Weeping Water. The young people were accompanied by Albert Snoll and Miss Blanche Philpot, who witnessed the happy event. The young people spent a short time in that city returned later in the after noon bv auto to their home. RETURNS FROM THE WEST Entertained Her S. S. Class Mirs Elsie Taylor entertained her Sunday school class at her home r.n last Friday, at whkh time the little ones were given an excellent recrea tion period, which they enjoyed to the utmost. Delightful refreshments were served by the teacher and the children are all sure there is not an other such teacher as theirs to be found anywhere. Such entertain ments are mighty fine both from the teacher's and children's standpoint. MOORE PRESENTS LIST OF WITNESSES Camouflaged "McppTS "Secretaries'' apM Who Could Tell of Fund. and ; J I Frank Vallery came in this after noon from a trip out to Perkins ; county, where he lias been for a few j days looking after his land interests, j Mr. Vallery was accompanied by ! Henry Ost. Jacob and William Lohner. and Charles Mutz, all of whom be j came land owners in that county. Mr. Vallery reports that conditions' ! in the west as the best that could) possibly be asked for and the farmers realizing nice profits from the-r vc:-.r's crops. PEACE WAR? Miss Anuie McCarroll departed on chase of a phonograph tor tueir last Monday for Lincoluc where she . home, bringing the new musical in- visit for some time, a gtiest at the home of hr friend. Mrs. W. A. Steni- the Sciota school last Sunday, the huildine being taxed to capacity to ! accommodate the large number at tending. The work there is making Mrs. Stempel was Ruth Chapman, of ! nH : ad husband formerly Miss Plattsmouth. Oscar Olson and wife, the latter a sister of Mrs. H. L. Swanson. agent at the Missouri Pacific station, are visiting at the home ef Mr. and Mrs. Swanson. having arrived from their Omaha last Saturday and over for Labor day last strument home with them. I An excellent meeting was held at home in remained Monday. -lames father of brought to the Ravmond last Raymond is the happy a fine girl which the stork home of he and Mrs. week. To say the household was happy and that joy rciirncd supreme would be putting it mildly. All concerned are doing nicely. D. Coppel. of Blue Rapids. Kansas, who has been spending some time in the west, visiting at Colorado Springs and other points for some time. arf rived in Union a few days ago and is visiting at the home of his daugh ter. Mrs. Grace Applegate. of this place. Mr. Coppel will be remem bered as having made an extensive visit here some time ago. Thrmas Miller. an automobile painter of the county seat, was in Union last week and took home with him the car of John Becker, which he is painting and refinishing in the most approved manner. Of course it i natural that everyone should de sire p finely varnished car. and it may be that Mr. Pecker's desire is enhanced bv that of some one else. WHITE CANVAS S!H! j good and is a great success. Clarence Hackathorne and wife, of Emerson, Iowa, were visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Houghson several days last week, driving over in their car. They all enjoyed the occasion very much. Mrs. Mary Taylor and daughter, ter, Rachel, who have been here for some time past, departed for Uni versity Tlace. where Miss Rachel is attending school. The home here has been rented to Mrs. Jennie Frans and her son. D. R. Frans, during the stay of the Taylors in the school center. Sherman Austin has been having a very serious time from the effects of having' a tooth extracted. An infec tion of his jaw developed and as a result it has been necessary to keep an ice pack on his face for a num ber of days to relieve the inflamat irr.i and ease the pain. His condition is now considerably improved. C. L. Graves has not been feeling as well as is his usual custom, for the past few days, in fact he was so much under the weather that he was j unable to attend the ball game at j Nebraska City Sunday, which is an iind'eation that his condition was f;ir j f rom being the best. Charley is in tensely interested in the success of Ithe home team and seldom a game is j played but that he is present to w it ness it. Wc have a full line of Ladies, Children's and Men's v.'hite shoes (Feds) which we are selling very reasonable. Come in and examine them. JWe are selling nothing but the very best quality of shoes. ( Amonia or "Barnyard Proof shoes for men. Try them. R. D. STINE, UNION -:- -:- Public Notice At a meeting of the village board of Union, a complaint having been filed against the practice of coasting on the side walks within the incor porated limits of the town, it was the sense of the Village Beard that a request be made to parents and guardians of children that they for bid them from further use of tho side walks fer coast ing Bv order of 9-2 w. VILLAGE BOARD. Lost to the Combination At the Farmers' Union picnic. -it Weeping Water last week, the ball team from this place played against a combination of players made up of Union. Avoca. Manley and Mur dock notables, suffering defeat bv ithe score of S to H At ttint tlmv NEBRASKA ! were able to secure second monev. 4&SHERWIN - WILLIAMS nUUot, rAINT cats painting cott The onYr way to bay mint economically it to ftrtt goTn com by area cat red ant? yrart of We. 5WP covert one-third more in than paintt which ire cheaper per gallon. It latta twice at long without reparol ing, to require half the wm.il and cosrt half the labor price (for piintinc and repainting). it S ncr rv rTMi meat , M tot o Me m n few imj aw miu- Oa that a W F im a,M MH .... tcmov i P ws S rhr Irate ?rmt hamt rr far tnlf ( if i Frans Bros. r0B Paid Cousin a Visit Frank Heaverin and wife, of So. Omaha, the latter a cousin of Mrs. W. A. Taylor, were guests at the home of Rev. Taylor and wife a rhor time last Saturday, they hav ing also been visiting at the home e.f some friends in Nebraska City. John t h ei r were lived t hose Jes-v- Enjoyed a Week's Visit During last week Dai! Lyi.;:, Lecfitt, V. A. Tavlir and wives drove over iii'.o Iowa and guests ef friends, who formerly in and near Union. Among visited were the families t-f Drlemeter, 7ebert iiastings and Ed Lynn. Although, it rained every day of their stay, the luck of sunshire was (nv'-t by the hearty welcome and cheerful greeting of tueir hosts. The only complaint they voice is that to many good things were set before tbem and ceuild not be eatr-n. On their return they visited ;;t Mil ford with J. W. Taylor am' wife, parents of Kev. Taylor, anel hn . an excellent time. Visit Scenes of Childhood Last Thursday ('. W. (lark an..1.' wife." accompanied by their daupi'.-j ter. Ora. and two granddaughters.! Beulah and Iorot!iy. daughters of! Ira ("1 irk, took a trip in Mr. Clark'.-, ante, going via Nebraska City to the childhood home of Mr. anil Mr-. Clark, which is in the vicinity of j Thurman a n ! Percival, Iowa, and a-1 the crow Hies not more? than fifteen j Moore about miles from Union, but on account I ni'-,v-na per of lack of facilities for crossing the Missouri river nearer tbiin Nebraska. City or Plattsmouth, the distance covered in getting there was muctt mor?. Ami U-.-pito its nearness, the elder Clarks have neither one visit eel the scene in nearly twer.lv yesrs. They had a very enjoyable time and found the old home places much changed, with im alfalfa field oc cupying the site of Mr. Clark's birth place a;;d new buildings everywhere in evidence, thus changing the en tire topography ct the eiumtry un til Mr. Clark wa free to admit he would not have known it. Chicago. II!.. Spt. 7. The sen-1 ate committee investigating presi-' dential campaign expenditures re-i opened its sessions here today. E. 11. Moore, personal representative of Governor Cox. came here hist Thurs day, expecting to testify, but the committee adjourned until today and ir. the intervenTng time Mr. Moore has been in Chicago. On Sunday he conferred with Governor Cox while: he was in the city and said he had ' obtained full informat ion to "prove! that republican leaders had openly boasted that they had devised a fund raising plan which would bring in at least Slfi.y 00,000 for the campaign fund." , Mr. Moore had already placed sev en.l documents i;i the hands ef the committee and as a result more than a dozen persons had been summeuied to testify. I Governor Cox 7!r. Moore said, . stand, to "give lit from whr :n the information t rrcr's charge.-. M. Blair, first ; Upham. republic ! cr. oii'd several v ! ham's oftice. I "Governor Cox lias r. t evidenre 'emtside what yon hve brought to j us?" Senator Ken yon asked. ; "I think not." ! As he spoke he unfolded a pias sive brief case and took out a sta"k of p-.pcrs that apm'rertly umhorel seve;al hunslr'-.l sl,ee's. Siens of fri.tion u rvtd -p'd when Cha'rman Kenvon questioned Mr. an interview he gae correspondents lait Thu-tdav. sri'.t him to Chicago, when he took the the committee the the senate could get to support the gov Ile mentioned 11. ssistant to Fred W. an national treasur iher employes of Up- Vcry Clever Boys .Amn? Anderson and William Gar tens have recently taken charge ef the rlrav business in Union, and one can't help hut note the care and ' punctuality with which they look after the business. They aie two, very clever boys pnd are going foj succeed if doing tiieir work right and ple-asinc their customt-rs Willi turn the trick. Here's to vou. boys,! mav success crown your efforts. The chairinr.u osked Mr. Mo'e if he had said that the commit te was afraid to call him to the stand and if he had said the committee was tu t seeking the evidence to prove Gov ernor Cox's charges. "I did no;.!" the witne.-s exc:a:mcd. "You rlr.'t need to get angry." Senator Kenyon said. "I am not getting angry. What I jsaid was that you were not seeking J the "nest evidence. And I say it again. Vou are not!" Moore told Senate- Keryor there ; we. re men better a!) to tell of tl. -' republican plans than either he : Gevertusr Cox ami aked why Colonel ! William Boyce Thompson of New . Ycrk. chairman of the republican i wavs and means committee and "the paid organization' Give Minister Vacation The church at Wabash which i ineluded in th? charge of Kev. W. A. Tir.ylor. in j:ppreciatiou of his ef fortc, has extended him the privi lege of a thirty day vacation on pay. effective at emce and extending until October 3rd when he will resume his labors in the Wabash field. Returns from the West John Bodily and son Patrick, who have been visiting in the west and lor.kinc after seme hminoss mat ters, and who were r.crompanied by H. A. Chilcott and .vife. and the familv ef E'lm-r Witherow. aft-r having spent a number of ';'vs Burlington, where they looked over the land, returned homa last Wed nesday and were well pleased with what the "Golden West" had to offer in the way of a home and also as a source of supply ftr the family flour chest. Union Schools Open Monday The schools here have been list ed to b-gin upon the re.v term .Monday. September i:ith. and members of the lacu'ty, with t h ception of two teachers, have flecied. The superintendent. Charles E. Severyn, who made net the e ex been Pre f. stich a wonderful success of the schools here a few years ago, has arrived and is c.n thf- ground looking after the details of getting everything in readiness for the opening. The board of education is to be congratulated on the securing of this capable man w hose fitness is w ell know n, and v. e can rest assured of having a banner school year in Union this year. --T m . til Union Wins Two Games In these last days of base bail reason, the Union team is holding up its mid-season stride- and il.ovirir vhat sort of metal it is made of. In the gnme ::t Union la-t Satur day with Plum Hollow, the result was very gratifying to the home team, they winning by a score of s to 7. FoIIov i tg this sucee.r. t.fcoy r.I'o seored a signal victory over th Nebraska Citv E igle? at the City i on Sunday afternoon, the score bv ! ing 7 to 4. The local battery per j formed exceedingly well in this game and were backed-by the members of the team who played air-tight ball. sixty men of the were not called. Mr. Moore said he v?s sure that Fred Upham. irea-urer of the repub lican national commit t'. would not testify to untruths, but he was eqiially sure th:it the republican of ficial was a victim of either mistake' or bad bookkeeping when he testified concerning the (juntas assigned var ious states. In answering Senator Kenyon's di rect question for names of men who knew about the Ohio fund. Mr. Moore went into a long explanation cf hi Understanding of the republican cam paign fund organization. 1! said it was headed by Colonel Thomp-on and had as ftate chairmen, men among the republican bulletin de scribed as "of commanding influ ence." T';e witness reiterated the charges that specific rfnotas were assessed fgainst local communities and then said : "But these local organizations ,(iwere largely scenery. The real 1 workers for lunos were paid mm headed by Harry M. Blair, assistant to Mr. Upham." I He said Blair h;d under him cer j tain "divisional directors" in charge of sections of the country and that two of them were C. W. Lee ard Henry E. Owens. "These are the professional money raisers." said Mr. Moore. "In Iowa the paid director is Irv ing Norwood of Davenport," said Mr. Moore. "That is not Min man." interjected Mr. Upham. "To the public these paid directors are camouflaged as 'ex ecutive secretaries of the ways and means committees, " said the wit ness. "A battalion of moppers-up" also a part of the republican organiza tion, according to Mr. Moore. He said these men went ir after the or ganization headed by Colonel Thompson had collected from "the cream list." Mr. Moore -said that Chester A. Hamlin of Colorado had raised J.03. 000 in that state. Bring Pack the Pottles To tho-e who have purchased pop. beer and o'her soft drinks, taking hom? the bottles, we ask them to return the same and get their credit, as we have to return all hot ties by September 10th. Be sure and get. those in your possession in by that date. W. A. SCOTT. Murray, Neb. The whole world seems to be again full of highly dangerous explosives, and everybody reaches for the news paper in the morning in order to see whether there is still some hope for peace or whether a new world war; is unavoidable. And just because of this feverish external situation we forget too easily that the present season, the end of summer, is also pretty critical to our internal con ditions. The change of weather from t summer to fogey autumn re quires a strong mot nization ci our vital forces. We must take care for tegular movement of our bowels and lor highest resistance of our body against autumnal diseases. By the help .of Triner's American Elixir of Bitter Wine we will be able to go through the transition period with out any harm, and therefore it is now the time to ask your druggist or dealer in medicines for Triner's American Elixir of P.-'tter Wine. Al so keep Triner's Cough Sedative for colds and Triner's Liniment for rheumatic and neuralgic pains at hand! Joseph Triner Company, 13311- S. Ashland Ave., Chicago, 111. Head the Journal want-ads. it I H t UNIVERSAL CAU SERVICE DEPT. If ycur Ford needs attention, bring to our shop and ask BAKKE Our Shop Foreman for the cost of the necessary repairs. He will give you honest, reliable advise and a careful estimate of the expense required. We have trained and efficient Ford mechanics 100 men and you will like our work and Ford prices. Stop at our FHIing Station Sj AS LB EM 3 lie PER GALLON LUBRICATING OIL 30c QUART Cash Only! Blank books and office at the Journal office. accessone T. H. Pollock Garage Phone No. 1 Plattsmouth -OPEN DAY AND NIGHT! THERMS NOT A MAN IN THIS COM MUNITY WHO DOESN'T NEED THE SERVICE A GOOD, STRONG BANK HAS TO OFFER. This is a strong, conservative institu tion, and we have an earnest desire to serve you. Call on us at any time with your financial problems, and it will be a pleasure to try and help you solve them. A Friendly, Serviceable Bank anh of Union UNION NEBRASKA Mrs. Ed Tritsch was a passenger this morning for Omaha to spend the day with Mr. Tritsch at the Inunan uel ho-pital. Mrs. W. H. Mann and (l-iush'tT, Miss Ada. departed this morning for Ldneoln to enjoy a few days visit there with relatives and incidently to take in the state fair. CARD OF TIIAKKS W t i ! i t i i . : 1 1 d t . i ' i.i. friends '.'Int wti- s kind iuisi i illnes.; ai d a; the lilt,' cf t!:. . and burial f ur i'if:::i! tn 1. I ward - a. mack, ai d for I' and other ininiMr.it in:;-. .let; n '.. 'a ri.i.,1 !. and I . ; Ctrl KuiiMiian I'tid l'aiini;. Wellington Pipes ATTENTION, SMOKERS! I have a Fine Line of Wellington Pipes Come in and Look Them Over ftJELSOf MARTIN, f UNION NEBRASKA Below Whrjicgals Prices! We have decided to seti our entire slock ol goodi at and even below wholesale prices. As other business is calling for our attention and demanding oui lime, wc will close out cur entire slock of goods at a sacrifice. The early purchaser will have the best of the se lection, and at a price which is surely worth while. Remember, the entire stock goes! Nothing wi!l be reserved or held back! This includes clothiivj. hard ware and groceries. Now is your time to save some money and get some genuine bargains. SALE BEGINS AT ONCE AND CONTINUES UNTIL ENTIRE STOCK IS MOVED. vg7 it2 r3 UNION NEBRASKA Watch the Caps You Meet! These New Caps are Race Horses of the Comfort Family! Y ou buy a cap for the boy "cause must wear SOMETHING. 30?000 Acres LINCOLN COUNTY, COLORADO LAND FOR SALE! We are harvesting an excellent crop t;f wheat in Lincoln County, Colorado, at this timr. Come, see land, where in many instances one crop will pay fur the land. We are making trips every Saturday. Call and see L. R. Upton for ctrrangements and particulars. The best land and at a price where any 0112 can pur chase and at prices where ane one can pa'. CHAS. EOWDiSK, Box No. 11 Union, Nebr. he A man buys a cap for convenience. easir on the purse and IS COM FORTABLE, whether driving a car. walking or what not. A good line is awaiting you if you are one who appreciates head e:onifort. Philip Zfhivicif 'Say it with a Stetson' That Baby Overland" We have accepted the tgcr.cy in Uni-n vii.ni'y i: r tl,e "Baby Overland," which you must sc and ride i:i " ai pre '. We also carry Oldsomobiio Cans and Trucks at " K.o Car.. :!.; Trucks. We have a number of g"o! mechanic- ready for any w n 1; that may be offered in the re pair line. Wc al-o carry a full : !.!. of Urc3 and acccsorics for all makes of tan,. Sec u fur ai or repair work. T m UNION ttes ess ki Vl' y NEBRASKA ' li i '