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PULTTSMOTTTH ST313-WEEEXY lOTTF.iii J,
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1920.
WHEAT TO BE HELD
FOR HIGHER PRICES
Secretary McGreevy Outlines Plan of
Campaign Association of Grow
ers Believes It Possible.
GOES TO WABASH RAILROAD
Wichita, Kas., Dec. 2.". The wheat
urowera association of America.
which has been conducting a cam
Advices have been received here
by Hon. V. H. Newell from his son,
James W. Newell, announcing that
Mr. Newell, who has been In
oafi'Iiai f hfi onrcpnrrcTlf ill! rn If? t he
closing up of the government control . State Reward of $4,000 Moves T. F
GOAL MINE HIDDEN
IN NEBRASKA SOIL
of the railroads, had closed his ca
rc-or in this line of work and 1.4 now
returning to his old work in the au
diting wor kof the railroad systems
of the country. Mr. Newell has Just t. F. McNamara. now living at
accepted a position as general auditor rjrjmt's Pass. Ore., knows where
of the Wabash railroad and will have there, is a coal mine In Nebraska
paign to induce growers to withhold his headquarters In St. Louis. ' I por tne benefit of Nebraskans who
their wheat from the market until Mr. Newell is one of the leading nav.e iai jQ a fun supply for the
McNamara of Oregon to Divulge
His Long Kept Secret.
prices are higher, plans to have mid-1 railroad auditors in the country and
western states so well organized i has had a brilliant career in nis cnos-
within the next six month3 that the j en line of railroad work
growers will be able to control the
price paid for the 1921 wheat crop
according to W. II. McGreevy. secre-j
tarr and treasurer. The association
now has a membership of approxi
mately 100,000 in the states of Tex
as. Oklahoma. Kansas and .Nebraska.
according to Mr. McGreevy. who hasi
his headouarters here. The organi
zation will be extended, he said, to Members of the Order Are Hosts to
Minnesota. Nortii Dakota and South Their Wives as Well as Members
1 , of Daughters of Rebekah
1 He pill yuoxz Ul LUC 11 1 l 1WUUI it it i.
growers association Is to control the
FELLOWS
HAVE FINE TIME
distribution and marketing of wheat Last evening the members of Platte rr
through financial and selling agencies lodge No. 7. I. O. O. F.. were hosts "ZlT,! ,h "
f its own selection at a price based at the Odd Fellows hall to their
upon cost plus a fair and reasonable I wives and the ladies of the Daugh-
profit". said Secretary McGreevy. I ters of Rebekah. and the occasion
Not only the wheat growers of on' I proved one of the greatest pleasure to
association, but the wheat growers I al! who were fortunate enough to be
in general are refusing to sell ar.y J present. In the past the Odd Fel-
wheat at present prices except in lows have enjoyed many fine feasts
cases wherj financial conditions force j prepared by the ladies of the order
the sale. For more than thirty- days land it was decided that it would be
we have withheld our wheat from I fitting and just that the members of
the market until now a large num-Jthe three link order return the com-
K.i rf fli-iiii fn!M n r idlo .in! the 11 I nlimAni iwl ojirdtnirlr iht rtmTnif-
cal and terminal elevators are near-1 t( vpn :innnintpd and the feast source that the state
ly empty. The whea tgrower teels l and fun last evening demonstrated oners a cam ikjuus m aujuut- iu
thnt ho ha uriict icallv acconiDlishe' thnt tii, men imrp .trfainlv rnval win locate coal or a coai mine in me
what seemed at first impossible, and I entertainers in everv sense of the state. If such is the case, 1 can re-
is now encouraged to continue with- word. The general committee was-member a plac where the early set
holding his wheat from market in I composed of John P. Sattler. M. 1..
order that a price which is fair and! Johnson and Fred Clugy. while the
refreshments were locked after by
Messrs C A. Johnson. Robert More-
land and Mr. Henderson.
The banquet hall and lodge rooms
were very attractively arranged in
the Christmas colors of red and green
winter this information comes a lit
tie late. Ever since Nebraska was
admitted to the union, and long be
fore, its inhabitants have been pay
ing tribute to the coal barons of the
far east or the far west, paying not
onlv what the traffic would bear but
also freight rates as they have been
increased from time to time uy me
interstate commerce commission and
the railroads and the federal railway
administration.
All this time Mr. McNamara has
known where there Is a coal mine in
Nebraska but haa kept still about it
Now he hears that the state offers a
bountv for the discovery of coal
is willing to
make known the 6ecret location of
the mine. He has bo Informed Sec
rc-tarv of State D. M. Amsberry. The
latter. Instead of syndicating Mr. Mc
Namara and getting in on the ground
floor in an organization to bust the
coal trust, .has given the information
to the world.
Mr. McNamara's long delayed con
fession of knowledge of the coal mine
is in this form:
"I have been informed from som?
of Nebraska
Just may be paid him for his labor
and money invested."
. Mr. McGreevy objects to the term
"wheat strike" in referring to the ac
tion of the wheat growers.
"Our growers are not striking as
is commonly meant by the term." he j the color scheme being carried out
said. -We are still sowing and at-jin streamers and the Christmas bells
tending to the many arduous dutie jam! amid this scene of gayuess the
ot the farm, We are holding oir I tables were pet with sparkling silver
w heat to be marketed at any time I and presented a pleasing scene.
the producer may think it at a fai' There were ll'ii to enjoy the banquet
price.
The organization was formed abou
a year and a half ago in southerr
Kansas an dnorthern Oklahoma. A
Slaughter of Manchester. Ok I., wa-
the originator and early promoter.
According to its promoters its growth
in the first six months was slow, bir
In the last few months it has beei:
rapid until the membership has
spread to every wheat growing coun
ty in the four states organized. Th
four states now organized Nebras
ka. Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas
in which a membership of 100,000
is claimed have 200. SOS wheat grow
ers, according to Kansas board of ag
riculture statistics.
Forty-five per cent of the grower?
are members of the association, ac
cording to this. Mr. McGreevy'
statement is that about 40 p?r cent
of the growers in the wheat section
of the states now organized as mem
bers. The four states produced thi? year
232,955.000 bushels out of the total
for United States for T50.G1S.000
bushels.
The addition of Minnesota, North
Dakota and South Dakota would
bring the production up ta 355,003.
000 bushels or slightly less than one
half of the entire United Srates.
The Kansas state board of agri
culture recently issued a report or
the wheat in farmers' hands in Kan
sas. It says:
"This year's Kansas wheat crop
amounted approximately to 145.000.
000 bushels, according to preliminary
report. Growers now estimate "that
of the total production 53.4 per cent
or 77.46C.727 bushels is still in the
farmers' hands. At about the same
date last year 35.5 per cent or 50,
000,000 bushels was in posse-sion c:'
producers, while in 1911. 11 per cent
of 10.000,000 bushels, was reported
as held by growers.
"Chief among the reasons glvet
for the unusually large amount of
wheat in farmers' hands are the dras
tic drop in price and the car short
age. Reporters indicate that prob
ably 47 per cent of the wheat un
sold would have been marketed
r.nd the serving committee won much
approbation by their pleasant man
ner of serving.
Following the banquet the mem
bers of the party enjoyed a delightful
social time in dancing while others
were entertained at cards and in
the contents of skill much amusement
was derived until a late hour.
The event throughout was one of
the rarest pleasure ami served to
"iring closer the fraternal ties bind-
':ig the members and the ladies were
Treatly surprised at the skill and
ibility of their hosts in the enter-
aining Hue and in furnishing such
i delightful evening.
The only regret expressed was that
he Old Fellows do not enjoy these
social gatherings more often and from
:ts success it is safe to sav thev will
!o fo in the future.
PUBLIC SALE!
The undersigned will offer for sale
t public aaction on the Fred Hild
tarm, live milra west and one mile
outh of Mnard, six miles north and
five and one-half miles east of Weep
ing Water, on Tuesday, January 4th,
the following propertv:
Live Stock: One bay horse, eight
years eld. weight 1600; one brown
mare, coming three years, weight
1350; one brown horse, coming 3
ears, weight 1350; one black mare.
12 years, weight 1450, bred to jack;
two mules, coming 2 years old; two
mules, coming 1 year old; four milk
cows; three high grade Hereford
'-ows; three Hereford heifers; one
registered Hereford bull; one Here
ford bull calf; six stock cows; ten
.took calves; ten Duroc bred sows;
:ne thoroughbred boar.
Farm machinery: One hay sweep
nearly new, one New Departure cul
tivator, one Deer walking lister, one
1 6-inch walking plow, one top bug-
;y, one heating stove, one cream sep
arator, one set of 1 inch harness.
early had cars been available, but ytwc tons of prairie .hay, twen
that wheat is being held mainly In
hopes of such an upturn in price as
will return a profit an exercise of
business judgment which should be
as free from criticism or excite no
more comment than the action of
say. a haberdasher who declines to
sell hats costing $10 fcr which his
customers offers $5.
JOY AT GILM0UR HOME
From Wednesdays Dally.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Gilmour south of the city was made
very happy on Monday evening when
a little eon arrived and announced
his intention of making his home
with them lu the future. The lit
tle man tipped the scales at 10
ty tons of alfalfa hay. five tons of
timothy hay, and numerous other ar
ticles.
Sale begins at 10:30 o'clock.
Lunch served at noon.
Terms of Sale: A credit of six to
nine months will be given on sums
over $10. purchaser giving note with
approved security bearing nine per
cent interest from date of sale. All
.-urns under $10 csash in hand. All
property must be settled for before
being removed from the premises. "
EMIL J. MEISINGER. Owner.
W. R. YOUNG, Auctioneer.
R. F. Patterson. Clerk.
tiers used to get coal and it seemed
to be of very good quality. I can
go directly to the place. There is no
guess work about it with me and it
will take only a short time to demon
strate what I say."
Mr. McNamara will be invited to
come back from Oregon to lead Ne
braska's citizens to the hidden coal
mine which early settlers used to
dig into when they wnntvd fuel. Un
der the law of Nebraska a reward of
$4,000 will be paid out of the state
treasury by order of the governor if
he is satisfied that coal has been
found in a vein twenty-six inches
thick near enough the surface and of
sufficient quantity to pay to mine.
It does not matter, according to the
letter of the law. whether the coal
thus discovered is in Alaska or Ne
braska. The law does not confine
the discoverer to Nebraska for it does
not even mention the state or coun
try In which the discovery must be
made. This standing offer has been
in existence for a quarter of a cen
tury in one form or another, and no
one has yet copped the prize. If the
vein is three feet thick the reward 13
$5,000. It must go to the owners
of the coal.
For the discovery of iron ore a re
ward of $2,000 is offered by the state
law. For the discovery of oil or ga
the owners of the land are to have
$15,000 for finding one or the other
or $30,000 for the discovery of both.
Coal has been found in several places
in Nebraska but never in paying
quantities.
LOCAL NEWS
RupspII Todd and wile were in
Omaha today for a few hours a tl end
ing to some matters of business.
V. 0. Boedeker of Murray, was a
visitor in the city yer.terday after
noon for a few hours looking a tier
some matters of business.
W. R. Rryan and wife of Fort Col
lins, Colorado, are in the city visit
ing at the home of their daught?.-,
Mrs. Clifford Cecil and family.
A. Will was a business visitor
in Omaha today for a few hours, go
ing to that city on the early Uur
lington train this morning.
Robert Newell and family of South
Bend, came down this morning to
attend the funeral services of t
late J. M. Roberts which were helc"
this afternoon.
Hugh Cecil, wife and family, who
have been here over Christmas, de
parted this morning for their home
at Dunlap. Ia., where Mr. Cecil is
engaged in the electrical business.
Don Set vers of Madrid, who with
his wife and family are here on a
visit at the A. F. Seybert home, was
a visitor in Omaha today for a few
hours. Mr. Seiver reports that in
hia section of the state just prior to
Christmas, the mercury had gone to
i below zero.
Dr. E. I). Cummins of Lincoln and
Clyde Drew of Omaha, arrived t
afternoon. on No. 24 to attend t-
funeral services of J. M. Roberts.
which were held from the home at
2 o'clock.
Anton Svoboda and wife, who have
been visiting here for a time vitf
relatives and friends, departed t'
afternoon for their home at Denver,
Colorado, having been here over t
Christmas holidays.
FOUR MEN ESCAPE
FORT MADISON PEN
Fort Madison. Ia., Dec. 26. James
O'Keefe, James Lane. James Cullen
and Harry Smith, four member.; o
a gang committed to the state prison
here from Lemars. escaped this morn-
ng during Christmas ceremonies.
I'osses searcneu lor the men all day
and were still out tonight.
Laugdon and Conroy, two more
members of the gang, did not get
away, and are stifl at Fort Madison
The men had been gone about
hirty minutes before their absence
was discovered. They got out by
means of a rope furnished by a mem
ber of the dining room force.
Because of a heavy snowstorm, the
fugitives are not thought to have
covered much ground.
A GOOD BEGINTNG FOR THE YEAR
WILL SPEND WIN
TER ON WEST COAST
A. S. WiU and Wife, of This City Will
Enjoy Extended Visit With Their
Children in Far West.
OLD RESIDENT ILL
G. W. Worley, one of the pioneer
pounds and is a fine and husky young bcen ouite m at hi3 horae in Elmwood
American and one that the parents for the past two week ,g reported
can take a great pride in. Both the now as showlng 80me sllght improve.
youngster and Mrs. Gilmour are do- ment although still quite poorly and
ing nicely and Sam is feeling duly nwin? ,n hi !,,iran h.-.,,
i"n in his late eighties, his condition has
come to him.
ANNUAL MEETING.
The annual meeting of the Farmers
Mutual Fire & Life Stock Insurance
company of Cass county, Nebraska,
will be held at the Taylor school
house. District No. 45 in Plattsmouth
precinct on Saturday, January 8,
1921, at 1:30 p. m., for the purpose
of electing officers for the ensuing
year and transacting such other busi
ness as may legally come before the
meeting.
J. P. FALTER.
3td 5tw. Secretary.
caused the family a great deal of ap
prehension, un tne zoth he had a
very dangerous sinking spell and his
son, J. E. Worley of Lincoln and fam
ily, and his daughter. Miss Kitti
Worley of Omaha, were called to his
bedside, but he has apparently ral
lied from his attack and Is showing
some signs of Increasing strength.
Mr. and Mrs. Worley have just re
cently celebrated their sixtieth wed
ding anniversary and on that occa
sion received congratulations from
the friends over the state on their
long and happy wedded life.
Try a Journal ad. "They satufy."
SHOT GUN FOR SALE.
410 guage shot snin for sale.
Phone 453.
A. S. Will and wife, two of the old
and prominent residents of this com
munity will enjoy an extended visit
on the Pacific coast with their rela
tives during the next few months and
expect to leave for the coast country
during the forepart of January, They
will take the southern route from
Kansas City and enroute expect to
stop for a short time at Hennessey,
Oklahoma, where their son. Fred
Will, is located. Fred has Just re
cently secured a large ranch in Tex
as, but tho family have not aa yet
moved there and it will afford a plea
sant stop on the long journey to the
coast for Mr. and Mrs. Will and give
them an opportunity of looking over
the Oklahoma land. The travelers
expect to make their Journey by day
as far as possible in order to more
fully enjoy the scenery of the country
through which they pass. They go
as far as El Paso. Tex., on the Santa
Fe and will spend a short time at the
pass city and go west from there to
the Pacific coast. At Long Beach.
California, they will visit at the homo
of their daughter, Mrs. Clare Thomas
and with their son. Grover Will and
family, and Miss Dora Will, another
daughter who is living there. While
In California, Mr. Will expects to
take a side trip to Mexico, going in
a car with his son-in-law, Clare
Thomas, and look over his business
interests in the southern republic
and to see how thoroughly the new
regime has come in settling the trou
bles of the country. They will later
go from California to Washington,
where Mr. and Mrs. Will will visit
their son, Newton, who is residing
near Meyers Falls in that state and
from there will return to Nebraska
over the northern route.
If the new year is well begun, it
will end well. Health is the most
raportant security against failure,
herefore you cannot begin the veir
better than by calling at your drug
gist or dealer in medicines and buy
ing Triner's Bitter Wine. Its results
have bcen just convincingly described
in a letter which Mr. Michael Fere-
zan wrote us on Dec. 13. 1020, from
Zelienople. Pa.: "Our home has been
a permanent hospital, until two years
ago we tried Triner's Bit'er Wine
and Triner's Augclica Bitter Tonic.
These two remedies have changed ev
erything. My wife who weighed 120 i j
pounds in 1918 weighs 170 today. li'ja
am also in best health and humor, jpfl
my appetite is always good, and I lit J
thank you for your remedies." A
few lines, but sincere and eloquent.
Of course, you must get the original
Triner's Bitter Wine. He who buys
an Imitation is wronged by himself.
Joseph Triner Company, 1333-45 So.
Ashland Ave.; Chicago, 111.
CHILD IMPROVING NICELY
VISITS WITH FATHER.
The Thomas Wiles home was the
scene of a pleasant family gathering
on Christmas day when L. M. Wiles
of Davenport, Ia., the eldest son of
Mr. Wiles and Ted Wiles and family
joining in the dinner party.
MYNARD CHURCH NOTES
Sunday school at school at 10:30.
Morning sermon at 11:15. Every
body invited.
Be sure and come to the even'ng
service at 7:30 on next Sunday, .Ian.
2. 1921. ltd ltw.
The little three-year-old child of
John C. Knabe, which has been sick
with scarletina. is getting along nice
ly. The little one has the best of
medical attention, and the best of
nursing, and has been making won
derful Improvement. We are pleased
to Know oi tne improvement and are raj
hoping for an early recovery of the,!?!
little one.
Poultry Wanted!
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, JAN
UARY 4 and 5.
A car load of live poultry to be de
livered at poultry car near Burling
ton Freight House on Tuesday and
Wednesday, January 4th and 5th, for
which we will pay in cash.
Hens 21c
Young Roosters 20c
Old Roosters 13c
Ducks 21c
Geese 18c
Turkeys 23c
Guinea Hens, per doz. $3.00
Remember the date. We will be
on hand rain or shine and take in all
poultry offered for eale.
W. E. KEENEY.
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The B
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Contest
WILL CLOSE
Remember every penny that you spend in tins store counts for ONE vote.
Do your buying here and help boost your favorite candidate in the contest.
SPECIALS
We will give 10,000 extra votes on every Ladies Coat in the house; 5,000 S
extra votes with every Child's Coat, Ladies Dress Skirt; Boy's Suit or Over- j
coat, Sheep Lined Vest, Mackinaw or Duck Coat, and 1,000 extra votes with
every Ladies Kimono, Petticoat or Sweater.
The following is a list of the candidates and their standing in the contest.
Pick your favorite candidate and help her to win out on the "Home Stretch."
Josephine Janda 214,770
Alice Harris '. 169,099
Delores KafFenberger 127,500
Margaret Hyde 96,505
Dorothy Rhodanz 91,980
Mary Wynn 89,561
Ida Egenberger 64,080
Ramona Meisinger 58,760
Ruth Shoemaker 54,535
Esther Lohnes 52,820
Katherine Hirz 43,440
Amy Elliott 35,370
Mary Jane Mark 34,700
Jean Fitch 31,670
Vernetta McCullock 29,885
Dorcthj' Holmes 23,640
Ona Graves 22,460
Marie Hanacek 22,355
Emma Street 22,365
Jersie Crairj 21,860
Kathcrine Hough 21,940
Alice Stone 19,890
Helen Koubek 19,630
Winifred Rair.ey 18,785
Gertrude Vallery 18,620
Dorothy Mason 1 7,960
Edna Klinger 17,755
Mary Claus , 15,905
Margaret McCarthy 1 4,620
lima Mayfieid 14,430
Ruth Marie Wiles 14,172
Ruth Holcomb 13,780
Amelia Kief 13,425
Edna Rummerfield 12,985
Ruth Pickett 1 2,860
Jeanette Snyder 1 2,660
Ruth Sitzman 1 2,430
Emilv Stava 12,420
Rosine Ripple 12,410
Mildred Murray 11,760
Mary Ann Hadraba 11,650
Please Bring in Your Votes at Once!
HI
t'ATr-il AS,
" JVhcre Your Dollar Does Double Duty"
Platfsrnouth,
Nebraska
PRESIDENT OBSERVES
IHS 64TH BIRTHDAY
Washington. D. ., Dec. 2S.
President Wilson today celebrated hi
sixty-fourth birthday, receiving num
erous messages of congratulations
Two of the president's daughters
Miss Margaret Wilson and Mrs. W
G. McAdoo, were w ith him for the oc
casion.
Tonight Mrs. Wilson and the pres
ident's daughters expected to atten
the wedding of Miss Marjorie Brown
cousin of President Wilson's first
wife.
OLD RESIDED VISITING IIERI
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hiskey, who
were for a long period of years resi
dents of this city, but who are now
living near Bogue, Kansas, are ir
the city enjoying a visit with old
time friends. They are now en
gaged in farming and Mr. Hiskey
and son are engaged in handling 23(
acres of the Kansas land and the
past season had a great success in
their work. While a resident here
Mr. Hiskey was employed in tho
Burlington shops and has been spend
ing the last few days in visiting the
old associates with whom he haa
spent so many pleasant years.
A JOYOUS NEW YEAR DANCE"
The carnival dance that is to be
held at Gpates' hall on Friday eve
ning, will be one filled with the wel
coming spirit to the new year and
to bid the old year of 1920 farewell
in the midst of fun and merriment.
The Holly quintette of musicians
will be on the job in furnishing the
!atest and best of dance niusic which
will embody the spirit of joyfulness
and to which the dancers can enjoy
fhe speeding hours cf the old depart
ing year. Fancy caps, horns and
confetti and the streamers of carni
val time will be in evidence at the
ball and to add a touch of real car
nival spirit to the occasion. Ray
mond Taylor and Mr. and Mrs.
"Brick" Dunn of Nebraska City will
issist in the entertaining.
Daily Journal, 15c per week.
GEORGE YOUNG ILL
The many cass county frienda of
George W. Young, former county
commissioner and for many year3 a
resident of near Murray, will regret
to learn that Mr. Young is now
quite ill at his home near Alva, Ok
lahoma, where he has been kept con
fined to his home for some time,
daughter, Mrs. Meek Davis c Lin
coln, has departed for Oklahoma, to
be with her father and the old
friends are anxiously awaiting word
as to his condition, trusting that he
may show signs of recovery.
SUNDAY SCHOOL BOARD.
The Sunday school board of tho
Methodist church will meet on Wed
nesday evening at 8 o'clock at the
home of Don C. York. , All member.
of the board are urged to be in at
tendance at this meeting.
A world of books for the kiddies
and grown-ups are on sale at the
Journal office.
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