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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2. 1920
A STRANGER
PASSES BAD
CHECK HEBE
YOUXO ilAII HAIIDED OUT 20SU3
CHECH TO 3. A. K'ELVAIN
LAST EV2EIKG
Lat evening as I'.. A. McKIwain
was pvef.irin-T to close up his store
about ;":0 anil start home for supper
a young man came into the store and
ked to look over the stock of seal
rii'gs that were on display in the
show cae. Mr. McKIwain at .iv.ee
waited on the young man and after
fcin" little conversation the visitor
i! viilcd upon the purchase of a ring
o-.ting 4 and in payment of which
h dug up a check fur the sum of
$ :.'.
This check was drawn on the Dank
of Cj.ru County and signed by the
name "Will A. Tubs", the name or
tiie person to whom the check was
dr;"n was blank and Mr. McKIwain
obligingly lilhd this in with his own
ran ;- and pave the ring and his in
dividual check to the young man for
$:. representing the change due
him.
"'i;n the .-tranter had come ii'-o
the store the proprietor had thought
he recogrr'red him as a young man
he lias st-tn fre piently in the city
and did not think anything mure of
the matter until he reached home
w-r.en the thought that perhaps the
check was not pood occurred to him
an! the mere he thought th" worse
the situniion appeared and Mr. Mc
KIw.imi ii:rlly called up Miss Anna
Hauler, assistant c?.hier of the Uar.lr
of Cass County ?nd inouired as to
M-. T'bt" standing and was inform
ed as far as the bunk vhs concerned
they kr.nv nothing of the p.r ilcniiri
a n 1
had no account at their
tut;-
T n r.v. .-.uir.eement that he had
br?:i ma.er the victim of a phony
oh'k cu-s-l cor.aiderahle excitement
to the e'ty el'' Ai and he at oar? rL ;u
t,,,,,.i, v.ith Sheriff (Juinton and re
ported the mater as well as inform
it p r:i""' r Alvin Jones i f the p..'..-e
force of the incident.
'rh far' that Mr. McKIwain couM
net -live a very accurate descrir.; i rr.
f.i the i";in pave the cilicer?. rf :ie
law titii. ti wu;h nn-ui and he o:iiy
re:-! iaf.-rtnat u.n that wu:H add 'ny
f.icc rf the ni.jn was that of th"
f: i t!.at Dick Alien had. been noli. :1
by Mr. ?.!ci:i-v-i;n as looking into ill?
v:n:!.w ". the time thr young mat:
w; s in t:.. toi? and Dick was UC-ti'-t.-l
by '.- authorities but couiti
ri ' r aecMraie de-cript Ion cf
r,.'-y ;e I. id :-( n in the store
he h o! in t stive ti any particular
th!"hl I.) t! man and was urn-blo
to aid tne officers in locating the
nitm.
Mr. .M'l-ihvain Mates that the
youi'T atati was r.ttired in overall'
and 1 hrd as though h might have
been young mat: that had jusi
cni'' ',: rr. .r i wink. He wore a lipht
Cid.r .1
ap
n;
I was tall and wll
b'tili. ail l ine cy, and a lipht com
plex i :.
A : : :'" i::: u r.tif'.verinp the !-'-Fcripti.-i
f the man wor'ainp th
It: au- c:)". k i- report'.'! to have call
e t i ti e elaf'iir.p tt . r? c f William
Holly l-.t" in the afternoon and se
ruririrr r: l l.Tik clir- k on the Hank of
Cas-s (' -inty l.r.t did not attemp' to
cash t',;e h"ei; th're. peinp oat -jf
the '".re j'tid
th." ''i f! 1; tl:if he unleaded or
Mc.
M.riwain.
T: chc;k ti'at v.--i:- iz v; n to ihc
s-tr-.'t.pir by Mr. McKIwain in ex
ehsMie.e has r t so far npne-ared a th
barV for payment ar:l tiie ci'y tier':
: hop fnl that he may have erancd
with m-rely the b-s of the rir.p.
jrNARD U. B. CHURCH.
Flection for peneral conference
dele.-rates -.il! be iM next fhuulay
if the wrMher and mads are favor
able fT a tr.e.-tinif. Kev. J. M. Kads
is expected to prcaclt. A pood at
tenianee of the membership is hoped
for.
K. H. Tontius. ra.-tor.
FOR SALE
Itirred t'lymoutl: Kock chiehens.
?1S and $K par dozer1, rockrcls J.2
each. Mrs. W. O. Troop, riatts:aet:i.a.
ltd 2t-.v.
EARLY CIUII3TIIAS SHOPPERS
Th.e early Christmas shopper can
find the latest Christinas nnveltieF
cards, statiir.ary and 'books at the
Journal otlice as well as a complete
line of the mo? I attractive and hand
some Christmas decorations that is
carried anywhere in the west. Do
your shopping early anil call at onr
Chri. : trees shop to make your :-elec-tior.K.
OUCH! ANOTHER
RHEUftlATiC TWINGE
Get busy and relieve those pains
with that handy bottle of
.;. Sloan's Liniment
WHAT Sloan's does, it does thor
oughly penetrates uithoul rub
ling to the afflicted part and
promptly relieves most kinds of exter
nal pains and aches. You'll find it
dean and non-skin-staining. Keep it
handy for sciatica, lumbago, neuralgia,
ovcr-cxerted muscles, stiff joints, back
ache, pains, Lruises, strains, sprains,
bad weather after-effects.
For 39 years Sloan's Liniment ha3
telped thousands the world over. You
aren't likely to be aa exception. It cer
tainly docs produce results.
All drugsists 35c, 70c, 1.40.
Liniment
PairfsV
.Ipncim
HECEIVES PLEASANT ITEM'S.
Mr. and Mr?. August 15:k h of this
city have received word cf the ar
rival of a fine son at the home cf their
grandson, Raymond P. Welch at Fair
fax, S. P.. on Thanks;;iviitir day.
This is the second great rraandson
(f Mr. and Mrs. Each and they feel
correspondingly happy over the
event.
ODD FELLOWS TO
HOLD BIG MEETING
Special Session of Older to Be Held
Here on Saturday Evening, De
cember 4, to Conr Degrees
A special dispensation has been
granted to Platte loduo Xo. 7, I. O.
O. F.. of this city to hold, a special
meeting; on Saturday " ru'slit, Decem
ber 4th. for the purprso of conferring
the degrees cf the order oil the var
ious candidates.
This meeting will he held at the A.
O. I". AV. hall as the ledge room in
tiie Odd Fellow building is too small
to accommodate: the number that will
be present to confer the beautiful
ritualistic work of the order. A
number i-f the distinguished leader;
of OddfcUowship in the state will be
present including Grand Master
Charles Xail r of Chadron and Depu
ty Grand Master Lew Ktter cf South
Omaha.
The degre? v.-ork will be conferea
by the lodges of Omaha, Beacon lodge
No. 20 will confer the initiatory de
gree. South Omaha lodge Xo. 14v"
will confer the first degree. State
lr.dge Xo. 10 of Omaha will handle
the aecond degre? and Omaha lodge
N'n. ?. the third degree.
Avery large number from the me
tre pel's are expected to he in attend
ance and tv.'ei speri ll coaches will I)."1
used to -transport the members from
0:r.a''.a to this city and remain to take
them back to the metropolis the fol
lowing day.
The local Odd Fellows will tea
that the occasion is fittingly observe 1
and plenty f refreshments ami a
good tin:? aufsred to all. In order
o look 'after the event the follow
ing committees have baen nam?d.
Gar.eral committee, J. II. Short, It.
E. S'leinhavter. I... Lancaster: refresh
ment. J. F. Clugy, J. lludgins. T. F.
Olson; reception committee. J. Ii.
Short. J. C. Warga. J. V. Sattler.
JUST TO KEEP
YOU POSTED
V.'e take this method of informing
the public e;f a few cf the big pic
tures which we have recently con
tracted for. Our reason for sj doing
:s because you have btn led to be
lieve that we have lest our Para
mount contract, and that the !:g j
ua sainv;i at u:e 1 :ah.i.w 1111 .1
recently ror.eweti otir i.iramouii
'oit'.aat v.ith the bigges'. best and
latest program rele-a.es, special re
leases, and super-special releases, in
fact everything that Paramount has
made, except a very few re-issites,
nich as "Rebecca of Gunnybrook
Farm." which we played over 2 ye-:rs
rr and a few others. Hut all of
Ihc; late up-to-date reliefs, as vrc'l
as all of the pictures tiiey will re-
base for sonte time to "tnie. v:e hold j
ti;e contracts for in I'lr.ttsrtiouth.
Same of these are r fallows: "The
Right to Love.'" "P.chol l My Vife." J
with Flliot Drxter. T-b-Is of Clay." 1
Fatty Arknckle in "The Rounutrip"
fthe big sttge play in seven rer1.
"i fumorpsque". (Absolutely the l;ig
eest of them all). Tern Meighen in
"Conrad in Quest of His Youth."
Dorothv Gish in "Flvinz Pat". Ar
bnckle in "Tho Life of The Party."
"To Please One Wo-.tnn." Wm. H.
Hart in "The Testing r.loek."' "Ini'lo.
the Cup." "The Ivent uckans." "Hrew
ster's Mllors," and so on, etc. "We
could fill thi3 page with a list of the
bier pictures we have contracted for.
bet we think this partial list will
give you some idea rf what there i
in store for you in the way of really
big pictures. We also have Realart.
Fnited Artists and Metro contracts,
which entitled to such well known
stars as Mary Miles Minter, Doug
las Fairbanks. Viola Dana. Wanda
Hawley. P.ert Lytell. Xazimova and
Mary Picltford. as well as many big
special pictures fron these compan
i ?s.
Hut the price you will have to piry
is what you are mostly interested
in. Well we told you nearly a year
"o that our pictures would all be
shTwn for one price. li and 2 cents
nail no mere, regardless of what the
bier ones might cost us. We have
stayed with our word and the re
sult hr-.s been that cur patronage
has been constantly cn th? increase.
Therefor we will continue to show
them all for the regular prices, name
ly l.'c and 2."c
We thank you for the time it took
yau to repd this.
Yours for fnir plav
PARMELF TIT EAT Kit CO.
Estray Notice.
Taken up. on the fa "in of Herman
C. Ross, three miles rorth cf Union,
one estimated four jear old . teer of
the Horford breed, and having the
following marks and brands: "CF."
en left shoulder; "D" on left hip
and "IL" on hack. Weight about
1200 pounds and in very fair condi
tion. Owner can have same by prov
ing property, paying damages and
costs incurred.
ol4-3w HERMAN C. UOSS.
CEMENT
We have plenty cf geed fresh ce
mfnt. Call at once if you vant
I tome. I hone 128.
j CLOIDT LUMBER & COAL. CO.
n27 4td 2t s-w.
L U ii fl L
r'rorn M'liiuay's Dat'v.
Will Troop, of iicir Xehawl.n, wa:
in the city today fer a lew hours at
tending to soma matters of bitiueu.
with th" n'orchanls.
For any pain. barn, scald or bruise,
apply Dr. Thumps' LVIoctric Oil
the household remedy. Two sizes, ;i0e
ami C9c at all dritg sta.res.
W. It. Voting, (be auctioneer, was
among thos.e goinc to Oi.iaha this
itKirr.ing to sijend the day attending
to Si-n;a business matters.
Henry Hcehner, of Cedar Creek,
wa.. in the city to.'ay fir a. f .- hour:
en route to h:; work, aftir an over
Sunday visit-in the vicinity of ?lur
ra y.
Fraak Vailery, the real estate iun:i.
was. a pas-'eimer this ..lurni-t.'; f,i
Oiuaha to ppeiul a few hour intend
ing to some matters en !:u i.'.i'ss in
that ci'y.
George V,. Sr.i!. r, who lias j.i :
returned heme from a business trip
to Texas was ;i pas enger ibis im ru
ing i'T Omaha, to attend to soeu- a,. Li
ters i'.f business in t!:at ci'y.
Dy'peisia is America's curse. T
restore eiigesiion, t: initial wio'lii.
g od li. 'tilth and puri:'y Mend, u e
i:urd- k's P.loo.l Uitt.-rf. 8ol 1 at all
drug a tores. Price. $1.'2.
Mr?-. Frank Adair, of Spriiigtb-ld.
Xebraska, who h;is been here visit
ing at the home of h"r sbter, .irs.
M. L. Puttery, for the pat few oays,
departee! this morning for her h-ae.
Edward Ripple was a passonaer
:his morning lar Or.i ih.a, going no t
pi aid a few houra h)iUi'tg al'a-r so;:il
matters of business. Mr. Hippie i
arranr.ing te have a ear of av.cct po
tatoes here in a few da vs.
-'rc-rn Ttioday's I.'aiiy.
Itching, bb.eding. protrmling 01
'dia.d piles ha.ve yielded to Doan
('iaMni",!. Cic at all for
Frank Vallery wa:-; a i.u. In..;- vis
itor in Omaha today f r a. fe-.v- l,;..;r.-goi-g
to that city 0:1 the afcrai":!1
turiington train.
Doati's Reguleta ar-- recomir.end vi
by :i!?.iy who say they eperati' easily,
without griping and without bad af
ter effects. 30c at all drug steu L ;.
George Hall, of Alvo. ;r; a vi -i'or
in the city-today for a few hoars,
eaiiing on friends at:. I relatives, a
well as lukii!g aftei a few mat'es 1 1
business.
Hoy Anderson attd w'.Ci- of Xi-r-f
Ak. who huva been Life vi-i:!:i:;
at t!ie hotr.e o:" Mr. nr.d Mrs. 1!.
Fmii'.i. returncJ this ;;f t earn oa.
taeir honte.
1 '
George .J. M-i.-'kigrr iK
aarf d 1 1: i
r.' ah. wii
d litg'itcr
fainily - fi.a
a ft erno.ui f..r ('tla: . vb.
visit at the home of hi:
.M.s. Hal nh Farrar and
a short time.
County Commissioner-?!.? t Pre:
II. Gordir. was in the. '-ity to.l.-y fo'
a few hoars attending to f ome Jai.si-n-s
matters at the cot' rt house :tr'
u t urning h.;me thi; afternoon
.n . t)r;. -
:.. i-f.-..
wa:
la. v
cn route- fron;
vend, where 1
.' the f ii-
tad been in itt-
te :i-t.aa ;ae iiir.:rni 01 . :r. . ary
IMpps held in that city tb.ia morni
C .S. Aldrieii. ime of the ha. at. t
a torneys of Klniwimd. was i". t't"
ciiv today tv. cotiia.any with Harry
C.-et-ri to attend a he-Ting in tl.i
e .nnty court of tiie Green estate
11. Mter.
Fraak Sa'utt"r tor who has lipp"
i b: tited ,t V.' H-p'ng Wa ter for srutc
;'.: came i:; c:;er. lay for a f e .'.
d. -s visit in tbi; ti'y wiih friends
i 1 will icte;. in 111. til ibe bitter p;:v!
of the Week.
W. il. J'itzer cf Xebraska Ciiy.
v."s here for a few hours today eti
rra.ite home fnm Gleti vc:d. where he
w; s in attendance at t!o funeral o
hi moth'-r, Mrs. "tv Pipp. which
w:-n i.r-LI there today,
died at Nebraska City
la t .
Mr.;. Pipp
on Saturday
Carry Your Groceries:
Pay Cash and
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I GFIEIt TOR I1.IIIEDIATE SALE
jo. 2Vs Sccd roaches, per can-43v;
Nc. 24 Sugr.rcJ Aprkot3, per can 40:
li'o. 2y2 car. Pears L0c
2To. 2 can Pineapple 40c
Nc. 2 can Corn -15c
Eo. 2 can Peas I7c
lio. 2 can. Vegetables for soup 15c
lie. 2V2 can Xraut 15c
Nc. 2y2 can Tcznatocs l'7c
Ho. 2 can Hill Pickles 17c
Sc. 2 can Lrovvn 2eaii3 15;
7 Cms of Above Vegetables fcr$l.C3
SOAP
20 Sars of Pearl White 1.00
51 Bare of Lcnxt $1.03
10 Bus of Flake While 75c
10 Bars of Electric Snarl: 65c
C Sars cf P. & G. Naptha 5Gc
WASHING P0WEESS
Eenfoam, large packael 29c
ItuVNo-XIorc. 4 small pk3 27c
CEHEAIS
Oatmeal, large pkg 35c
FafTed "vlieat, 3 Trkcrs 50o
Piifrcti Ptice, 3 pks 50c
Kom Crup. large ikg 20a
Gcoi P.ice, 2 lbs." 25c
Green Peas, dried, 3 lbs 2oc
Split Pear, 2 lbs 25c
I ako carry ? "rood line of Under
wear Ask to rec it !
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N "nj'E Bid SLWUi-.V
FdWm OF MRS.
WILLIS PALMER
Be-5y is Brought From Late Home at
L:s ITeincs. I.. and laid to Pest
in Oak Kill Cemetery.
V'.st ; ruay ficrnoon tho funeral
vices (if Mi". Villis M. I'alnnT, for-
i !-!y 1-: i I; el IJovt y, was lii'W
.. i tl-.o St. Luke's Episcopal church.
:r hr.dy arrivvd over the Uurling-
ii from hoy I;;:,.. l;o;r.e in Ocs Moir.cs
:!:03i :i : il v. as taken direct from
- ."tp.tion to tho church, where the
i ) i i
it
ill'
Up
nc-ri lady !;;vl been baptise.'! ant!
rh -
-:U'ik d i of which her parents
i iieen lifelena; rtienilifrs.
The oa?kef was rtecom panic! hy
1-,
h nieniher.s cf tin
famiiV :iiid the
!"'! hearei's wore pelectocl from
rzviur.r: o. fri-id, heiii.o,' J- Falter,
I. V. Cl-mem. 11. F. Geo?, K. J.
:i.hey, C. G. ;i:d Fritz Frieke.
The l)cautffirl funeral ritual .of
ii' church v.-hh cnlhrated by the
'-v. Wilbur Scrn!nn f.eete. rector
of he clrfrch. and (Ii'rinsr the ser
vice cf n nmvil.er of tho hvmr.s of
'a '. ', h and hope .were jiiveu by the
r.s'M'.tT-i of the ehr:ir.
'I he otteiMlauco r.t the church wa?
iui;e la;?-e innubrrins the old
1'i ic.nus and r.ci.-;hborg who b.3d gath
er
! to pay their l;K-:t tribut? of re
to ihe Tiic.r.crv of the departed
a r.
; hp
li sliare v.M'h the members of
fa:ni?y th, don crief thqt the
of this loving wife, mother,
Tishtrr and s-i.-,ter baa brought.
The body wn. laid to rest in
uily 3 t in Oak Mill beside
the
the
t". cr.
!errc E. D.ivcy, who
iind prt-'-eded liore in death rorae two
yerrs upo.
C0CIIEE.ZLS FOPw SALE
I have a number of fine Single
rV::i 1 Brown Leghorn cockerels for
ilc. Phono 2712.
MBS. WALTER SANS,
td d&w. , Mnrrav. Neb.
piank books and office accessories
at the Journal office.
".1UTT AND TX"
jerr'ccmc!) vs
be
nwpapr
rrav or
fearunsy
FULL LEAfED WIIE OF C
AOCIATSD Pfil&jy 'little jimmie"
A5D UHSVE'yAl. FRSt.
Da per' or try t9Pf ftor v.
carmen
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0ND&AStAr 3ST NEWSPAPER
JTAJ? PJDLlHING CXX UN'COLM.NEKl.
J-lRr: ENCLOSED LT
PLEAXE JEND JviE THE DAiLY AND yUaY -TTAR
PCaL : CECiN MKQ
uzriz
City 5t"AT P..T-fk -
I DEATH OF BARBARA
BULK! IN SOUTH
Passed Av.ay Monday at Artesia, N.
M., Where She Has Been for
Several Jlontlis.
The me.-sage has been received by
relatives in this city of the death of
Mi.-s Barbara Hulin at Artesia, X. M..
on .Monday, November 29th, followi!:
an illness of a few months from
lunpr trouble.
The deceiised lady bad been un
until the last three months employed
in the office of the Sample-Hart Mo
tor company in Omaha and bad not
been thoupht to be dangerously il!,
although since an attack of the flu
last spring she has not been in her
former ?ood health. The progress of
her illness made necessary her leav
insr her position in Omaha and with
her sister. ' Mi.-:3 Hose and brother,
Edward, located at Artesia. hoping
that the high and dry climate of that
country might be of benefit to her
i failing health.
She was at the time of her death
twenty-five years of age and the
greater port of her lifetime was spent
in thi.: city where her father. B. J.
Bulin, still resides. To mourn her
death she leaves the father, three
brothers. James and Joseph cf
Plattsmouth and Edward of Artesia
and three sisters. Mrs. Richard Ot
terstein of Plattsmouth, Mrs. Fred
Rice of Mitchell, Neb., and Miss Rose
Bulin of Artesia.
Tho body will be. brought back to
Plattsmouth for burial and is ex
pected here either Saturday or San
day and definite funeral arrange
ments will be made on the arrival of
the body here.
FOE, SALE
University of Nebraska Barred
Rock Cockrels for sale, $2.00 each.
Phone 3 4 22.
MBS. S. RAY SMITH.
St sw. Plattsmouth. Neb.
Subscribe for the Journal today.
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WITH XUNDffr 62
PKEACIimG SERVICES
The preaching mission is being
conducted this week at the Si.
Luke's church and a great interest
is being manifested despite the dis
agreeable weather conditions that
have prevailed since Sunday. Father
Leete has a series of strong sermons
for each evening service. Tho eve-
Here's Our
Old Friend Again!
uarnprooinfA;
These famous sox have been off the mar
ket since before the war. We have just
now received a case of them in all sizes
and three popular colors black, gray
and cordavan. Buy them by the box 6
pairs. Remember they are absolutely
guaranteed against holes till next June.
.45
PRICE
PER
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Wsseofj's
"EVERYBODY'S STORE'
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lommanz
TK OLD
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ni'lr iirc.'i r n in ii " , ... -. -
-a IllirCIUII l Al l I. 'I.
each eveilil ;i.n 1 ili, !-,!. i;,. ;
dially invited to be pre sent and en
joy the services.
F0H SAIE
Thoroughbred Polnr.o Chin hwz.
4t sw. S. SAY S2.IITH, riattsmouth.
Guaran
We
have
rain
coats
and
rai.i
hats
for
men,
women
and
children!
BOX
Sons