MOUDAY, JANTAEY 23, 1922.
PLATTSMOtrTH SEJn-WEXKlY JOUHNAI
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NURDOGK BEPMR
Beginning Another Year!
The problems which has confronted us the year
which has just gone into history, were solved and wiped
off the slate, or they are still awaiting our solution.
The local bank is ever on the alert, watching for
whatever may appear over the horizon of the commer
cial life of its community, that will assist in the better
business for all those who are associated to make the
town the best, and also for those things which have a
tendency to impair the business stability of the com
munity. We are here to assist in the solution of the
problems which trouble you. Do not hesitate to ask
for what we can do for you in the solving of the knotty
conditions which present themselves.
It is our mission and desire to do all we can for
this communit3r and all its citizens. We are
YOURS FOR SERVICE
The Bank of Murdock
"The Bank where You Feel at Home"
HE1JEY A. TOOL, President J. E. GUTHMANN, Vice-Pres.
H. A. GUTHMANN, Cashier
I. G. Hornbeck was looking after
some business matters in Lincoln
last Wednesday, making the trip via
the train.
E. L. Pothast and wife, of Lincoln,
v.-ere spending a short time in Mur
dock, guests at the home of their son.
O. J. Pothast and wife.
Rev. and Mrs. J. V. Peters of the
Lutheran church north of Murdock
were visiting and looking siter some
business matters in Lincoln last
Tuesday.
Miss Catherine Tool was a visitor
at the home of her parents for the
week end last Sunday, returning to
take up her work at the Firth school
on Sunday evening.
Mr. Clark Miller, son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. H. Miller, is suffering from
a very severe sore throat and his
friends are hoping that he shall
soon be all right again.
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Schmidt and
two daughters. Misses Marie and
Esther, were visiting with friends in
Lincoln for a short time' last Tues
diy. driving over in their auto.
The schools are very busy with ex
amination at this time and the
scholars are looking forward to the
time when they shall have finished
and are at their regular work again.
Dr. and Mrs. S. B. McDermid, of
Omaha, were in Murdock last week,
coming down on account of the ill
ness of Mrs. L. N'eitzel. bringing with
them a nurse to care for Mrs. Neitzel.
Miss Margaret Whipple, one of
the teachers, was kept from her work
at the schools for a day or so on
account of illness, and the position
was filled very creditably by Master
Richard Tool.
Charles Sehafer is looking after
the oil station ia the best manner
and the proprietors of the institu
tion are to be congratulated on the
securing of this competent young
man for the position.
By a misstep while at the basket
ball game at Elmwood. Marvin II.
Schewe was precipitated down the
stairway at the hall and received in
juries and bruises which made him
very sore for some time.
O. J. Pothast and wife are spending
a few days at the home of friends in
Lincoln, where they are stopping at
the home of Mr. E. L. Pothast. Mr.
Dan liornenjcier i3 looking iJter the
bank in the absence of the cashier.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Cox. of Wash
ington, who are visiting with friends
here, were guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Gillespi for the
day last Tuesday end on Wednesday
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George
Buell.
Bankers C. S. Aldrich of Elmwood
and II. A. Guthmann of Murdock
were visit irg the county seat, called
there to look after some business
New Ginghams
and Percales!
Heavy 36-inch wide Percale, 23c
Fine 32-icnh wide Gingham, 27c
Fast Colors and Suitable Patters and Trimmings,
Buttons, Etc, to Match.
Special for Thursday,
January 26th!
-Rflrtcli Mercantile Gv
MURDOCK
PREPARED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE JOURNAL.
matters, and also looked after some
business matters in Omaha as well
the same day.
Mr. C. H. Miller was suddenly
taken with a spell of illness the
Srst of last week, which kept him at
home and in his bed for a number
of days. He is feeling somewhat im
proved at present but not fully re
covered as yet.
Miss Selma Brauchle, who has
been at home for some time past
wrestling with a case of mumps. Is
just about got the malady bested,
and will soon be able to return to
her work at the Murdock Mercantile
company store.
Wm. Bourke shipped a car of hogs
and a car of cattle to the South Om
aha market last Wednesday after
noon. The weather was somewhat
severe for the loading but the dis
tance was short and the stock was
soon at their destination.
Uncle George Buell, who is mak
ing his home in Elmwood, was a
visitor in Murdock during the past
week -and asked John Amgwert to
have the Journal sent to his address
at Elmwood. and will receive the
fireside visitor in the future.
Aug A. Lindell. who has been kept
to his home for a number of weeks
on account of illness, and of which he
has had a long and severe siege, is
now so he can be up and about the
home, but as yet has not gained suf
ficient strength to get out and get at
work, to that extent that he can hard
ly content himself while the work is
to do.
The Evangelical Lutheran church
north of Murdock held their annual
meeting one day last week and found
the congregation all working for the
good of the church and community,
and with the reports which were
made there was a showing of all ob
ligations met in a financial way of
the local church, and everything
work in? nicely.
Mrs. L. N'eitzel, who has been ill
for some time and kept to her bed,
is reported as being somewhat easier,
though still kept to the home and
under the care of the doctor and
nurse. Mr. Neitzel has not been feel
ing the best, though he is still able
to be about the business. He is try
ine the fasting cure for the irregu
larities of the digestion.
Miises Clara Rissman and sister
Cora, who are both taking work at
the schools at Ashland, were home
for the week end Sunday, enjoying
the occasion at their parent's, Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Rissman, between Mur
dock and Alvo.- The occasion was
made more pleasant on account of
the presence of Henry Oehlerking
and three daughters, who were guests
at the Rissman home for the day.
NEBRASKA
j Entertained for Dinner
Last Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Mat
Thimgan entertained at their beau
tiful home for dinner a number of
tfceir friends and relatives and at
which time all present had a most
excellent time. The host and hostes3
are both very clever entertainers, and
ajl went away declaring that they
had enjoyed the occasion greatly.
There were present for the occasion
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Miller, parents of
Mrs. Thimgan, H. C. Backemeyer and
family -of between Murdock and
Greenwood, Charles Long and family.
Otto Miller and family and E. 11.
Miller, wife and children.
Will Have Wolf Hunt
I There is being arranged a wolf
hunt in a section of country compris
j ing about fifteen square miles of ter
ritory between Manley and Louis
jville. when they are expecting to bag
'a number of wolves and obtain the
; bounty as well as ridding the neigh
borhood of the pests.
Elect Officers for Year
The annual meeting of the Farmers
and Merchants bank was held during
the past week, they electing for the
coming year H. C. Backemeyer as
president; Albert Streich as vice
president; O. J. Pothast, cashier, and
Wm. Heier and L. Neitzel as direc
tors. Had Excellent Games
There was a game of basket ball,
in Murdock, or rather two games on
last Tuesday, in which the honors
between the towns were about even,
as has been the rule. The girls of
Murdock won easily over the girls
of Eagle, by a score of 53 to 11, and
demonstrated that they were indeed
basket ball players. The young men
of Murdock were not fo fortunate,
as thev lost their game to the tune
of 17 to 31.
Enjoy Pleasant Meeting
Last Monday at the beautiful hore
of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Tool were
fathered for the evening a number of
their friends who had a most enjoy
able evening in their sociability. The
evening was spent in conversation
and playing games and was one in
which all felt it worth while to be
present. The hostess, Mrs. Tool,
erved light refreshments which ad
ded to the enjoyment of the even
ing. Those present and to partici
pate of the pleasurable event wt-re
Metsrs and Mesdames H. V. McDon
ald. C. Mcomey, Charles Leis, who is
visiting here from the northern part
of the state, Prof, and Mrs. Way. S.
P. Leis and Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Guth
man ..
Game at Elmwood Fatal
The game cf basket ball which the
voung people of Murdock put up at
Elmwood last Friday was one which
was disastrous to the hopes of the
girls' team of Murdock, as they had
hoped they would not be defeated.
This was the first defeat and it took
them back a notch. The tally was
Elmwood girls. 34. Murdock girls, 11.
The boys were kind'a used to the
finger of fate writing defeat for them
and they took the matter philosophi
cally. Their score was Elmwood 32,
Murdock 4.
Meets Severe Accident
George, the little son of Prof,
and Mrs. Way, met with a rather
painful accident last Tuesday, when
the wind Flammed a doir, catching
the little fellow's finger, almost com
rletely severing the member, only
the skin and a little of the tistue
holding the pari on. The member
was dressed by Dr. Hornbeck and
gives promise cf growirg in place
again.
Emil I.au filled his ice house last
Tuesday, getting it from the Wa
bash creek. It was fine ice, measur
ing from 12 V. to 14' inches.
Otto Milier and family and Miss
Olson took supper with Emil Lau and
family last week Tuesday evening.
Emil Lau was among those at
tending the Farmers' Union meeting
which was held in Omaha January
12th. He went up the day before
and was an over night visitor at his
sister's. Mrs. Emil Hass and family.
He enjoyed the visit with his sister
very much. He also visited with a
niece. Miss Clara Barbee, who works
at the Burgess-Nash store.
Alvin Bornemeier, Louis Schmidt,
Will Diekman, Fred Diekman, Her
bert Bornemeier and Albert Theil,
Jr.. helped Emil Lau fill his ice house
Tuesday, Alvin Bornemeier and Will
Diekman doing the packing.
Elevator Stockholders' Meeting
The 7th annual elevator stock
holders' meeting of the Farmers'
Union association will be held on
February 7th, 1922, at 1:30 p. m. in
the Farmers' Union hall at Murdock,
Nebraska. Every stockholder is re
quested to be present for election of
four directors and other business
which may come before the house. '
FRED STOCK,
President.
AUG Rur.rc
J23-j30. Secretary.
NONPARTISAN LEAGUERS
CALL STATE CONVENTION
Lincoln, Jan. 20. Perfection of
pr&cinct organizations and nliviinn
of delegates to th state Ann vftn t inn
j "s the announced purpose of a notice
seni out oy nonpartisan headquar
ters here, calling precinct meetings
for February 14, preliminary to the
oonvention which has been set for
Lincoln, February 22. The women's
nonpartisan clubs have been called
to convention on the same date.
The business of ithe oonvention as
announced by the manager is to elect
a new executive committee, prepare
a new program and determine the
political policy to be .taken by the
organization in the coining campaign.
RAIL SHOP WAG
t.
MEETING IS TO BE
FINISHED TODAY
Other Negotiations on 10 Per Cent
Cat to be Completed by Feb
ruary 1 Can't Agree.
Chicago, Jan. 20. Railroad wage
conferences on forty roads, affecting
all railway chop workers, who con
ttitute one-fourth of the- rail men of
the country, are to be completed
this week, and other regulations
looking' to a general 10 per cent re
duction of railroad wages are expect
ed to be completed by February 1.
All are expected to result in isa
grcemexi'ts. which will bring the pro
posed wage reductions to the rail
road labor board.
Negotiations over reductions for
tradn service employes, constituting
the five big bro!herhois, are ten
tatively &et for February 15, on a
regional basis.
Sine the meeting of the railway
executives here last O tober, plans
have been going stea-dlly ahead for
an approximate 10 per cent wage re
duction for all railroml employes.
This reduction, according to a reso
lution adopted then, would be trans
lated into rate reductions for the
benefit of the public.
WELL KNOWN LADY
PASSES TO REWARD
3Iiss Sarah Black,
Slsier
of Late
Mrs. John Waterman. Die
Former Resident Here
The announcement of the death
cf Mi 53 Sarah Black, for some twenty-cue
yeais a resident, of Platts
mouth, was received .here today by
the relatives. The death occurred at
Blot ruingtDn, Illinois, on January IS
and the funeral was held at Ottawa,
Nlinois.
Miss Black while a re.-iden.t of this
city made her home with her sister,
Mrs. John Waterman and family,
zrnl after the death cf Mrs. Water
man continued to live here until a
year ago when she returned to the
eld home in the cast. The deceased
lady v. as seventy-nine years of age
-ad leaves to mourn iher death, one
sister, Miss Harriett Black of Chica
go and" one- hrothtr, fnm-le -Btack
of Decatur, Illinois, as well as two
noices, Mrs. Ida Wairner and Miss
Alma Waterman, both of this city.
LEFT HIS MEIOiLYCTBTOI
One day last week some one and
it is known whom entered the ga
rage at the home of L. B. Gorthey,
youth cf Murdock. and appropriated
his auto chains, jack, pomp and a
number of wrenches which he had
for use in his car. The theft had been
cleverly perpetuated and executed
'but some cf the details were not en
tirely looked after. While makirg the
collection cf the tools' which he de
r:r?d the burglar incidentally drop
ped a mc-mcrandum which he had
t! at dny been given ' when making
some purchases in Lincoln and with
this he was identified. As we are
writing this the sheriff is on hi? way
to interview the young man who
mads the appropriation of the goods
which were
s not his own. .Just the
which will be made we
adjustment
will have to wait the action of the
mills of justice.
WILL BUY PURE BREDS
During last, week Mr. C trl Nor
gren of Silt, CoJorado, was a visitor
in Nehawka coming to interview
Mr. R. C. Pollard, the origiinator of
pure bred hogs in Nehawka. regard-
ing a project of placing hogs of the a?eount cf( it. Instead I found an
'better kinds in the hands of the Col- entry consisting of these two elo
orado farmers, the bank of that sec- quent words:
tion financing the project, and sup- "House burned."
plying the hogs to the young men j Most of us will never acquire quite
who will repay them out of the hogs much of the philosophic spirit,
raided. The enterprise looks to pur- j We will insist on extracting quite
chae a carload of Hamnshires. Du-!a good deal more conversational ma-to-.
Jerseys and Poland Chinas which j teril from our misfortunes than
will be shipped in the near future.
The shipment (Is ito be fertile gilts
and they are expecting within a
vear to ship as many as five thous
and to the ptitte of Colorado to di-
versify the farming and heretofore
the country has 'been given entirely
alone to the raising of cattle and
sheep. -
Call at the Journal office for fine
gift stationery, in both large and
small boxes.
BANKRUPTCY NOTICE
In the District Court of the Un ted
States for the District of Nebruska.
Lincoln Division.
In the matter of William Gehrts.
benkrupt, in bankruptcy. Case No.
618.
To creditors of the above bankrupt,
of Murdock, in the County of Cass,
the district aforesaid, a bankrupt:
Notice is hereby eiven that on the
19th (Jay of January, A. D. 1922. the night's mark. ,
said bankrupt was duly adjudicated! Today's minimum here, 32 degrees, .
bankrupt and that the first meeting however, was the lowest since 1888,
of his creditors w ill be held in Room the weather bureau said. The mini-:
S34. Federal building, ?n Lincoln, mum at Willows. Cal.r 26 degrees,'
Nebraska, on the 3rd day of Febru- was a like record.
ary. A. D. 1922, at 10 o'clock in the' Riverside, Cal- repprted, a tem
forenoon; at which time the said perature of 40 arly tonight, but a
creditors may attend, prove their brisk wind and clouded skies were
claims, examine the bankrupt, ap- said to obviate any danger of dam
coint a trustee and transact such age to the fruit crop should the mer-
uther business as may properly come
before such meeting.
Dated January 21. 1822.
DANIEL II. McCLENAIIAN.
. Referee in Bankruptcy.
RETURNS TO NE
BRASKA TO TAKE
OP BUSINESS LIFE
Samuel Fatterson. For Si? Years
Auditor of the TJ. S. Treasury,
Changes Location. j
The announcement is made of the
return of Samuel Patterson, who fcr
vix years under the Wilson admini
stration was auditor of the .treasury
department, to hia old home in Ne
braska, and his intention of locating
in Omaha.
Mr. Patterson will become the
treasurer of the Omaha Liberty Fire
Insurance Co., and has already mov-
ed his family from Minneapolis
where they have been located since
the retirement of Mr. Patterson
from the treasury department, and
they noiv locate in the Nebraska
Metropolis to make their permanent
home.
During his residence in Washing
ton Mr. Patterson had charge of a
dep3trment of same 340 clerks and
il was in this department .that the
auditing of many of the different de
partments of war. navy and inter
nal revenue recpr-ds was carried out.
Mr. Patterson was at one time
connected with the treasury depart
ment of the state of Nebraska un
der Governor Holeomb and later in
the banking business at Arapahoe
and also at Lincoln where he was
cashier of the Central National
'bank.
"THIS TOO WILL
PASS" HITS THE
RIGHT KEY
Bruce Barton in the Red Book Gives
Common Sense View cf Pres
ent Day Conditions.
Last summer when pessimism was
everywhere, a well-informed man
told me "that the business depression
would last for several years.
Immediately I thanked God and
100k courage. I knew from the re
mark that we must he on the very
threshold of better times.
In the spring of 1918 well-informed
men predicted another three
years of war. Eut the war ended that
autumn.
In the spring of 1920 even well
inionned bankers spoke of three or
live years cf prosperity. The pros
perity was even then nearing its
end.
It is a settled trait of human na
ture to asuine-tha whatever situa
tion exists at the moment, must con
tinue to exist for a long time.
The facts, of course, are entirely
to the contrary. You can absolutely
depend upon this that whatever is,
is not going to continue to be. Noth
ing is certain in this world except
one thing and that is change.
Philosophers recognize this .truth;
ordinary men and women do not,
which accounts for many misfor
tunes. Both start the journey of life to
gether and pursue it under precise
ly the same circumstances to a com
mon goal.
But the ordinary man travels as
though he were the first human be
ing who had ever gone over the path.
When he reaches a little hill, he
throws up his hands and shouts and
ersume-i that all the rest of the jour
uev will be- over high ground.
When, a few months later, he is
r lunged into the valley, he abandons
his courage and his hope. 1 rom such
j cjgnths
j '
he cries, there can be no es-
What nulled Lincoln through the
C ivil War? In the blackest hour he
would lean back, draw a deep breath
end remark: "This too will pass."
In the winter of his old age Em
erson's house burned down. It was a
tragedy, destroying many prized pos-
FftSSjons anH verv nearly costing him
l is life. I imagined, when I read his
"Journals." that I would find a full
that. j
But the time may well come when
we will all have a little better his
torical and economic perspectiv-e
w'hen we will know that periods of
' inflation and deflation succeed e-ach
other with much the same regular
ity as day an dnight when we will
neither go wild with extravagance
in the daytime, nor abandon all hope
in the dark.
When with Lincoln wo will say:
"This too will ipass."
i COLD TAKES NEW GRIP
OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
San Francisco. Jan. 19. While
warmer temperatures and forecasts
of still greater recessions from re
cent cold weather was the rule In the
northern Pacific coast states tonight,
the cold took a new grip on southern
California, Around San Francisco
the temperature stood clqse to last
cury continue its downward course.
Sacramento reported some anticipa
tion of damage to young fruit trees
und nursery stock, but none actually
done as yet.
"Good
"Good Will" is the moral asset of business the
unseen profit of public recognition of a concern's con
tinued intention to deliver good value either in mer
chandise, or service or both.
The "Good Will" which people hold for the
"DUSTERHOFF SHOPS" is the strongest asset we
possess. It is the result of 25 years of ceaseless striv
ing to deliver the highest value in INTERIOR DECO
RATION and practical painting that modern ideas, fa
cilities and honest intent can produce.
The Dusterfioff Shops,
MURDOCK
SITUATION LOOKING BETTER
That the general conditions are
looking up is shown 'by the fact that
Luke L. Wiles, one o f the best known
stock breeders in this portion of the
state, is finding a much easier mar
ket for his strain of Red Polled cat
tle. During the fall months the mar
ket was at its lowest ebb and there
was little demand for any of the an
imals which are used largely for
breeding purposes. In the present
Taonth Mr. Wiles has made for ship
ments to breeders in different parts
of the state and this indicates that
they are preparing to make addi
tions to their herds that the condi
tions would not permit some time
ago. The fine line of thoroughbreds
hiandled by Mr. Wiles is rated as
among the best in the state and they
are valuable additions to any herd.
Mr. Wiles was one of the pioneers in
the Red Poll line in the state and
his good judgment of cattle has been
vindicated by the splendid results
secured.
REFERENDUM HALTS
CHANGE IN PRIMARY
Lincoln. Jan. 20. The Douglas
county election commissioner erred
when he announced early this week
that the 1922 primary election will
be held August 15. A law changing
che date of the primary was passed
by the 1921 legislature, but it is sus
pended by a referendum. This leaves
the old law in effect. The primary
will be July 18.
Lost anytfiing -Try
a Journal ad.
fonica anything
"They satisfy."
VALVE-IN-HEAD ' " 7 fT)
m turn mw jfttfn n u m i
I J MOTOR CARS J
Buick Prices
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1st, 1S22
22-Four-34 Two passenger roadster $ 895
22-Four-35 Five passenger touring. . ,s 935
22-Six -44 Three passenger rpadster 1365
22-Four-36 Three passenger coupe , 1295
22-Six -45 Five passenger touring 1395
22-Four-37 Five passenger sedan 1395
22-Six -49 Seven passenger touring 1585
22-Six -46 Three passenger coupe. . . . 1885
22-Six -48 Four passenger coupe 2075
22-Six -47 Five passenger sedan 21C5
22-Six -50 Seven passenger sedan 2375
All Buicks F. 0. B. Flint, Michigan
Buick Holer Company, Flint, riichigan
Distributors General Motor Corporation
Pioneer builders of Valye-in-Head motor cars. Branches
in all principal cities of the U. S. Dealers everywhere.
MURDOCK -;- -:- -:- NEBRASKA
When Better Automobiles are Built
Buick mil BmM Thtro.
Will!"
NEBRASKA
I FLATTSKGUTH WINS GAME
Last evening the Plattsmouth
high school five secured revenge on
the Auburn quintet on the local
floor by winning from them by the
score of 2C to 1L. The battle was
marked by a great many fouls and
in this department the captain of
the visiting team was la.rgy a fac
tor as he had a number checked up
to him. Harry and Howard Dwyer
and Charles Hartford were important
factors in the winning of the game
fcr the locals and showed cla.s In
their work throughout the contest.
The attendance was quite large and
the greatest of interest shown in
the event by the locals. The higli
school students enlivened the oocab
ion with their scngs and yells thru
out the game.
PLATTSMOUTH HONORED
The Episcopal church council that
has been meeting in Omaha the past
in thevr f-election of delegates
to the triennial convention of the
church at Portland, Oregon, next
Saplember, honored two of the resi
dents of this city, and the St. Luke's
parish. The delegates named includ
ed four clergymen and four laymen
in the list and these included Fath
er W. S. Leete of this city. Father
C'asady of Omaha. Rev. A. E. Marsh
of Bla-ir. Rev. W. A. Mulligan of Be
atrice, W. H. Young of Frtmont, J.
I'. Hedlund, C. S. Montgomery of
Omaha, and II. R. Gering of Platts
mouth. Advertising is the life of trade.
