THtTESIttY. JfLAP.CH 24. 1921.
PLATTSMOTTTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL
Union Department
Prepared Exclusively for The Journal.
THE OPEN DOOR!
At this Bank the door to the officers' room
is always open, and this, in a sense, is
typical of the spirit which pervades the
entire place. Austerity, that professional
coldness which one sometimes connects
with financial institutions, is forgotten
here in the general desire of every officer
to meet the people of this vicinity as fel
low citizens and to serve their needs, re
gardless of whether they be little or large,
with courtesy and consideration.
If we can serve you in any capacity do not
let the relative smallness of your posses
sions prevent you from consulting us;
rather let it encourage you to do so.
If you wish to open a savings account our
facilities are at your command. Our ad
vice and experience are yours to draw
upon.
YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME HERE
ank of UmsBoni
UNION
NEBRASKA
Mi Eva Phnckky a visitor hist Thursday, driving to the me-
v.ith I r i-n "i s in Nebraka Ciy last tropolis in It is car.
Sa'uniuy nd Sunday. I Frank Jiesnik, of Nehawka. was a
Mis. Mnjit K'1! is improving visitor in Ftiion last Monday, coming
'lightly at hr lion:- liere. v is far over to look after siinn- business
fr..m b i?:g K-r forint-r vi. : matters for the day.
Air-. Aia Ilruee and children.' Miss Rlle Krans was a delegate
Frank and Kiihard. oi 1 laiuburg. to ih Koyal Neighbors state conven
ia. ;.r- i-i!t:g with .1. 1". Mc 'ar- t ion which was held in Lincoln last
it i! a:.d family. 'Tuesday and Wednesday.
A. W. i'roi-T w.i- I'. (iking after 1 John Nichols, of Omaha, was u
s.ri:t b'lsines.-, inatu-r in Omaha on irr.es: f friends here over Sunday.
Battery Service Station!
I am prepared to look after your battery wants,
in the way of recharging, repairing and furnishing of
needed parts, as well as providing you with new bat
teries. All work has my personal care and will be given
the minutest attention.
W. H. DuBOBS,
UNION
NEBRASKA
SEAL SAND COFFEE!
W hen you have drank of a cup made from this
new and popular blending of the coffee bean, you will
know what good coffee is.
SPRING DRESS GOODS!
Percales at per yd 172C
Best prints calico, per yd J 15c
Ginghams, absolutely the latest, per yd 7YzC
Sugar at $9.50 per 100 lbs; prunes, none better,
per lb. 10c; best catsup at 15c and best High Patent
flour at $2.75.
High grade 1 J?-inch brass mounted harness which
formerly brought $125.00 can now be bought here at
$80.00. This is getting down to the basis of the pres
ent prices on wheat, corn, hogs and cattle.
A. L. BECKER,
UNION -:- -:. .:. NEBRASKA
Lumber Prices Drop!
The present market on lumber is now at a pre
war level (considering the increase in freight rates.)
Our selling price is governed on a replacement
basis, and not what the material cost us.
Our loss is our loss that's all.
From all indications and reliable sources, there will
be no further decline in lumber prices this year.
Lumber is the cheapest commodity being offered
the public at present, so why not start that building you
have been postponing the construction of for three or
lour years?
You may need a house, barn, hay-barn, hog shed,
implement shed or hen house, so why dela3'?
Come in and get prices and specifications.
X e appreciate your patronage.
Frans Bros'. Lumber Co.,
UNION
NEBRASKA
returning to the metropolis on the
early morning train Monday.
Kemper Frans has accepted a
position wiili the Missouri Pacific
railway arid is assisting with the up
keep of that. highway of traffic.
The Bible school at the Baptist
church is progressing nicely, and is
having a good attendance and excel
lent interest shown each' Sunday.
The Ladies Aid society of the Hap
tist church was entertained at the
parsonage on last Thursday by Mrs.
Samuel Miller, wife of Rev. Miller.
Miss Grace Bogenrief spent Sun
day at the home of her parents near
Elmwood, returning in time to take
up her school work here Monday
morning.
L. G. Todd and family visited with
'friends and looked after some busi
ness -matters in Nebraska City last
Saturday, making the trip in Mr.
Todd's car.
Rev. Samuel Miller and wife were
guests at the home of Jenning Prans
for dinner last Sunday, spending the
afternoon there and enjoying a most
pleasant time.
Durwood Lynde was in attendance
at the spotted hog sale in Nehawka
last Saturday, being accompanied by
his father-in-law, Luther Hall. of
Nebraska City.
Hugh Robb left last Saturday for
Kirksville, Mo., where Mrs. Robb and
the little daughter are sojourning
while the little girl receives chiro
practic trtatments.
Km Carrol, of near Murray, was a
I visitor in Union last Monday, coming
down with the team to do some haul
ing, and looking after some business
matters while here.
Joe Beil and family, who have
been visiting with relatives and
friends near Murray the past few
days, returned to their home near
I'nion last Monday.
J. H. Rhoden. of Lincoln, who
is a broom maker in t lie capital city,
was a visitor in I'nion last Monday,
distributing some of his product
among our townspeople.
Rev. C. A. r.ohman. of Council
Bluffs con ducted services in I'nion
ksr Sunday, also preaching at Wy
oming, and had very appreciative
audiences at both places.
The intermediate class of the Bap
tist Sunday school to the number oi"
about twenty were entertained at the
parsonage last Friday evening and
enjoyed the evening very much.
Rev. W. A. Taylor rounded out fif
teen years of service as minister at
Wabash last Sunday. A large and ap
preciative audience was present to
greet the pastor on tin's occasion.
Frank Face, of near Plattsmouth.
was a visitor in I'nion last Monday.
driving down with his team to look
after. some business and do some
irading with the Union merchants.
The B. Y. F. U. of the Baptist
church will hold an egg social at the
parsonage Thursday and it is ex
pected they will have an excellent"
time. The Journal goes to press too
early in the week to give further
particulars.
Edward Shaw has been visiting in
Nevada. Missouri, for some time, be
ing a guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. L.
Fuller and family, who formerly re
sided in I'nion. Jackson Austin is
working in the place of Mr. Shaw
during his absence.
Ray Frans, Ward Cheney and L.
R. Upton spent some time in Omaha
the first of the week looking after
business matters. During his broth
er's absence. Rue Frans came in from
the country and looked after busi
ness at the lumber yard.
The enterprising firm of Propst &
Bur bee sold last week a Ford truck
to Luther Mead who finds an abun
dance of uses for it on his farm. They
also disposed of a Ford touring car
to B. O. McDonald who lives several
miles northwest of Union.
The Girls Mission class met with
Mrs. Miller last Saturday evening
and had a very pleasant time. An
other meeting is planned for Satur
day evening. April 2nd. at the ('has.
Garrison home, where another very
pleasant time is anticipated to be in
store.
Stephen Copenhaver and family,
of south of town, together with Miss
Leatha Porter, visited last Sunday
at the home of Mrs. Ada VanPatton.
who was formerly Miss Ada Porter,
a sister of Messrs. W. H. and B. D.
Porter and Mrs. J. C. Snaveley, all
of I'nion.
H. H. Becker, who has been saw
ing lumber for some time past, has
completed the work at the first set
ting and moved the mill ,to another
l lace in the timber of Mr. Jay, and
vill continue cutting lumber from
the trees, of which there are many
on the farm.
Joe Beil his been shipping in hayj
from out along the Missouri Pacific
'ines. It has been but a short time
.-so when a number of car loads of
l ay were shipped from this point, ',
end now with it coming back, the
railroads continue to complain about
I.usiness being quiet. x
The Woman's Home Missionary
rociety held its meeting last week at
the home of Mrs. J. D. Cross, a large
number being in attendance. Miss
Nellie Bramblet was leader of a verv
entertaining and instructive progrom j
at the close of which the ladies were
served with dainty refreshments in
line with the usual custom.
The Baptist church society of;
Union are doing some needed im
provement work at the church and
parsonage. They are digging a cis
tern and installing water in both the,
parsonage and church building, con-j
necting it with the baptismal tank
at the altar and piping it into the
parsonage for household use.
Carl W. Stone, of Nehawka. was ;
a business visitor in Union on last
Monday evening, also spending some
time as a guest of friends. Carl is
the owner of a fine herd of register-'
ed Jersey cows, which he keeps for
both milking and breeding purposes.
The herd proves profitable alone for
the milk. and the fine pure bred
Jersey calves lie sells each year fur-
Nominate City Ticket
Last Saturday the citizens of
I'nion got together in a strictly non
partisan caucus and placed a ticket
in nomination for the coining village
election. April nth. Party lines were
thrown to the wind in an effort to
select the best possible men lor the
positions. For village trustees, four
were selected from which lis.t two
are to be voted upon. They are W.
H. Porter, Frank Bauer. W. Mark
and L .G. Todd. For clerk the names
fof Joe Banning, present incumbent.
and J. I. Cross will appear on the
ballot. Miss Elsie Taylor, who is
the present city treasurer was select
ed without opposition as the only
candidate for that important office.
The selections are all well made and
whatever the result of the election,
our town may be assured of having
a very good administration during
the coming year.
nish a neat sum over and above that
realized from the milk.
board of supervisors. K. B. Chap
man and Commissioner Harris who!
have been building a wago'n for use
with the machine went out in the af
ternoon to demonstrate the outfit in
operation, working from I'nion to
the C. F. Morton corner east of
town. Eli Keckler, of Manley, has
been secured to handle the grader
llndes ami with bis exnerienre at
road building should prove an excel-j
lent man for the place. With the!
addition of the new tractor the out
fit is well equipped for the summer's
work and there will be little excuse
for the roads long remaining in bad
condition. In this connection it
would be well to give the streets in
town a little touching up. as about
the worst place on the road between
Nebraska City and Plattsmouth is
the main street hill here.
Visited Mother in Plattsmouth
A. L. Becker and wife and Henry
H. Becker and wife, with their
little daughter, Genevieve, drove to
Plattsmouth in Henry's car on last
Sunday, where they visited at the
home of Mrs. M. B. Allison, who is
asister of Mr. A. L. Becker and with
Mrs. L. C. Becker, mother of A. L.
Becker, and who is making her home
with the daughter. The visitors
found the folks at the county seat
well and enjoying life and the visit
was one of much pleasure for all
concerned. Since returning to Cass
county. Mrs. L. C. Becker is feeling
much better than for some time pat.
Attended Shrine Meeting
A large crowd of I'nion Masons
and their wives attended the meet
ing of the Shrine at Lincoln last
Friday, making the trip on the train
and enjoying the occasion greatly.
In addition to witnessing the class
of 14 0 candidates cross the burning
sands of the desert, all participated
in a sumptuous banquet, the men at
one place and the ladies at another.
There were upwards of l.r.OO in at
tendance, those from Union includ
ing Messrs. and Mesdames Rue Frans.
V,. W. Cheney, W. B. Banning. L. R.
Upton. Ivan Balfour and Ray Frans.
T. N. Bobbit Visits Here
T. N. Bobbit, of Lincoln, formerly
a resident near Alvo. was a visitor in
Union last Monday, coming down to
call on his friend. Dr. ('has. Schwab,
whom he had known for many years
when both were residents cf Kan
fas. The doctor happened to be at
Omaha, where he is taking some post
graduate work and also receiving
treatment. Mr. Bobbit accordingly
paid his respects to C. L. Graves, an
other old Cass- county friend, going
from here to Plattsmouth to renew
acquaintanceship with a number of
friends there. Mr. Bobbit first en
tered Cass county on the 2Sth day of
October, ISO!, having come to the
state some five years before, in 184.
when he crossed the Missouri river
at , Omaha. He came out with his
folks who migrated from Oskaloosa.
Iowa to the then wild and unexplor
ed regions of Nebraska. Mr. Bobbit
lived in Cats county CI years, but
now makes his home with bis son.
Charles and family, at Lincoln.
Modern Woodmen Elect
Last Tuesday evening the mem
bers of the local Modern Woodmen
of America lodge met at their hall
here and proceeded to elect and in
stall a set of officers for the coming
year. The order is in a 'very heal
ihy condition and has a flourishing
membership. The newly elected and
installed officers are: E. B. Chap
man, venerable council; Joe Ban
ning, clerk: H. L. Swanson. banker;
Eurle Wolfe, advisor; Chas. Swan,
escort and H. Niday, sentry. The
board of managers is composed ofj
Frank Bauer, W. B. Banning and,
Dan Lvnn. At the same time dele- j
gates and alternates were elected to
the county convention, which is soon
to be held at Plattsmouth.
Makes Trade and Has Wreck
John Frans. who is of a daring
spirit and not afraid to try anything
once, traded his car which had been
made into a speedster and was gen
erally known as the "Potato Bug"
for a motorcycle with a side car at
tachment. After having divested the
motorcycle of its superfluous equip
ment, John undertook to ride the
animal which ran away with him
and deposited him in the road a mile
or so west of town. Notwithstanding
some bruises and a few minor in
juries to the cycle, both are ready
to go again, for the motorcycle has
the "kick" and John is imbued with
the spirit of '7C, which qualities are
sure to get them both there.
To Hold Services Sunday
The district superintendent of
the Methodist church for the Omaha
district will hold two services in
I'nion next Sunday, and one at the
church- at Wyoming. The two here
will be held at 10 a. m. and 7:30
p. m.. while the one at Wyoming will
be held at 2:00 o'clock in the after
noon. All other auxiliary meetings
of the church here will be held at
the usual hour.
To Have Base Ball Team
A few evenings ago the 'lovers of
the national game, otherwise known
as baseball fans, got together and
after long and serious discussion of
the subject, decided to maintain a
team here the coming season. Fred
Clark was selected to head the 1921
aggregation as president, while C. L.
Graves was picked for secretary.
Both have identified themselves as
loyal boosters for the home team
team in years past and the two work
ing in unison will be able to effect
the organization of a first class nine
here this year. They have secured
for a park the coming year, the north
pasture, which is very accessible and
is so situated that autos can be driv
en into it. Announcement of the
line-up of the team will be made in
a short time and after a spell of ear
nest practice they will be ready to
contest all comers.
Testing Out New Tractor
The new caterpiller tractor which
has been purchased by the county
for use in working the roads of this
federal aid district, arrived one day
last week. Charles Attebury. of
Linwood, Kansas, came with the ma
chine and has been engaged to look
after it and drive it by the county
Striving for Perfection
The Baptist Sunday school which
lias been separated into three divi
sions for the purpose of a contest to
begin the first Sunday in April and
continue three months, has designat
ed it to be a hill climbing contest and
the division reaching the top first
will be declared winner. The points
of advance are counted on atten
dance, offerings, punctuality and the
new pupils secured. It is expected
much interest will be taken in the
contest and all will enthusiastically
labor for success for their side.
Union School Notes
Mary Clark of the second primary
is back in school again.
The second primary students ob
served St. Patrick's day by drawing
the shamrock as an art lesson.
In the second primary, instead of
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Economy the Watch Word!
Yes, it is true economy to purchase your imple
ments of the Farmers Co-Operative Elevator company.
We purchased an exceedingly good line of Jcjhn Deere
farming implements some time ago in anticipation of
this year's needs and can save you money on them.
We carry a good line of horse drawn implements,
which we are offering at a very narrow margin on ac
count of the prevailing high prices. We can supply
youn needs in plows, (walking and riding) harrows,
discs, cultivators and listers.
If you want power machinery we can also furnish
it. as well as home power plants. Let us know your
wants we'll do the rest.
Farmers Co-Operalice Elevator Company
L. G. Todd, Manager
UNION
NEBRASKA
Here You Are!
We have several good used Fords and also new ones
as well, for immediate delivery. Three good used trucks.
Better get those cars attended to before the rush of Spring
work.
We Do Aceleline Welding!
The Willis Garage,
UNION
NEBRASKA
Smith Cream Station!
We are paying the highest prices in cash for cream,
butter fat, chickens, eggs and all country produce.
See us for prices. Located in the M. W. A. build
ing; room formerly occupied by telephone company.
Smith Cream Station,
H. A. Smith, Manager
UNION -:- -:- -:- NEBRASKA
Laugh and Grow Fat!
This is the hunch! You sure will laugh till your
sides ache when you see
"BURNING DAYLIGHT!"
POPULAR PRICES
M. W. A. HALL
SATURDAY NIGHT, IV! ARCH 19th
Union Picture Show Co.,
Albeit Willis, Proprietor
UNION -:- -:- -:- -:- NEBRASKA
SPRING HATS!
Our excellent selection of spring hats for ladies
have arrived and are on display. Call and make your
choice before the line is broken. Also get in your
order for grass seed; better "hurry about this. Excel
lent gingham of latest patterns, 18c per yd., cash.
R. D. STSNE,
UNION
NEBRASKA
Have the Ford Agency!
We are the regular representatives of the Ford
Motor Co., in Union, and have in stock all kind of cars
for sale the Sedan, Coupe, Touring and Roadster.
We also carry the Ford truck. Our phone number
is 20, and. we urge you to call us for a demonstration.
We can sell and make immediate of any of the models
of Fords, as we are carrying them all in stock.
See us for anything in this line.
Propst &
Phone No. 20
urbee,
Union, Nebr.
30,000 Acres
LINCOLN COUNTY, COLORADO, LAND
FOR SALE!
m
Lincoln county, Colorado, farmers harvested an
excellent crop of wheat the past season.
Come, see land where in many instances one crop
will pay for the land. We are making trips every Sat
urday. Call and see L. R. Upton for arrangements and
particulars. The best land in the west and at a price
which anyone can afford to pay.
CHAS. BOWDISH,
Box No. 11 - - - Union, Nebr.