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EETTRSlkiY. ZiLAP.CH 22, 1923. FLATTSiiaUTH. SEHI.-WEESLY JOJJELNAL PAGE TxHir.1 Union Department Prepared Exclusively for The Journal. Don't Forget Our Dance AND MEET US THERE AT MURRAY, WES. Saturday flight, March 2m Under Management the Home Dance. Mrs. II. M. Shumaker, who has! in Omaha on Tuesday of this week, been very sick is reported as being, and also looking after some busi- much improred during the past few days. Fred Borne, who has been working ness maters as well. Mrs. J. M. Patterson was a visitor In Plattsmouth last Saturday and in Nebraska iCty. was a visitor in was accompanied by their little son. Union for a few days and over Sun-.Thomas, visiting with friends and day. E. S. Furay was a visitor in Ora- relatives for the day Miss Gladys Hall teacher in the ana last tunaa. remaining mr a ; union schools, was a visitor at her day or so on account of the severe home in Portsmouth for over the storm. (week end, going to that place on the Len J. Austin has moved to the early train last Saturday. next nouse iiurwi ui iue airs. Liiii a i Davis place, where he will live this summer. mi,-... mil o rLllK I'MI " .z.i. " - J J,J ,. 1 .-11 1.- la uupcu nidi ci c juu car n 111 u KS Mrs. John Becker, who has been till with the flu for some time, is re- , T'iT, 'ported as being much improved. It v elmrf t 4 m a xt Ki 1 1 c gT Vtia v from Nehawka to Omaha last Mon-,in accustomed health again. day afternoon. Joseph Petzer was a visitor in The severe storm found many In the neighborhood out of fuel and Union for the dav last Monday and . while no one suffered very greatly, was a guest of his daughter, Mrs. J.jT- W. Swan had to get out in the M. Patterson while here. . storm for fuel to keep the home J. H. Frans had the misfortune tOjarm lose some thirty vouner Dies on ac- A daughter of Mr. m. I a . m a 1 count or me severe storm of Saturday night and Sunday. and Mrs. Jo- last sepb Dukes was taken to the hos pital at Nebraska City last Saturday, C W Clark nroorietor of the,vvnere she ls beinS given treatment Unon hotel was a'SrTn Nebras! at the hosIltal 'or Brights ka City last Monday, where he was looking after some business matters. Henry II. Becker was a visitor in Omaha last Sunday,- going to see Mrs. Becker, who is receiving treat ment at one of the horpitals in that city and is progressing nicely. Miss Fannie McCarroll was a visi- disease Mrs. John Lloyd was a visitor in Nehawka for a number of days last week, remaining over Sunday and was unable to get home on the train. Mr. Lloyd going over in their buggy for her. Mrs. Planck, who has been visit ing at the home of her parents at ing and departing for North Platte on Monday afternoon to take up his work for the Hudson company. On account of the very severe storm which visited this section of the country last Sunday, filling the roads with snow drifts, the rural carriers could not get around on their routes, and the farming com munity was without mail for the time. A. L. Becker has been trying to get his wheat shipped to market for some time, and was not able to get a car until last Saturday, when he loaded a portion of the grain, and on Monday completed the loading, shipping the car of wheat to St. Louis. John Frans of Nehawka was a visitor at the home of his brother, Exa Frans for the past week, car ing for the stock and doing the chores while the brother was sick with the flu. Exa, however, is getting along nicely at this time and is able to be out again. C. E. Severyn. superintendent of the Union schools, was a visitor at his home at Schuyler last Sunday, that is going on Friday evening and on account of the severe storm of; Sunday was not able to get home until Monday morning to take up his school work again. Mois McCarroll, Sherman Austin 3 trx.: i.V:5.4iT1i U3 and oive your stomach a lift. Provides " K:e bit ol Bivcel" In beneficial 2orm. Helps to cleanse the teeth - and keep tbecn healtny. a number of nephews and nieces. Mrs. Fitch united with the Chris tian church when twenty-five years of age, and has lived a faithful life ever claiming the promises of the Master. Tina f nnornl woe rriT)dtintoH Vtt tVia l -fil:- t t i, i . 1 '- " "J wnue, ' " .Rer. W. A. Talor and the music pro- m the Burlington shops at Platts- vided bv the chorus from xehawka. mourn, were an visum?? a Dome OTer(The bearers wno so kindlv plac Sunday and were compelled to re-' A 00,.i,i r main until Monday evening in order to get back to their work again. Mr. McCarroll however remained a W. 0. T. U. SOCIETY HAS A FINE MEETING Krs. J. H. Eallstrom and Mrs. J. G. Xauzy Entertain Ladies at Enjoyable Gathering;. From Wednesday's Dally. On Monday afternoon the ladies of the W. C. T. U. society were very de lightfully entertained at the home of Mrs. J .H. Hallstrom with Mrs. J .G. Mauzy as hostess and the occasion was one of the rarest enjoyment to all of the party. Mrs. H. V. Black of Minden pre sided at the piano while the ladies c-pened the program ny singing ar.d this feature was followed by a num ber of very interesting features. As the occasion was the birthday anniversary of Neal Dow of Maine, .the father of prohibition, a number of papers were given on the subject of his life. Mrs. S. A. Wiles gave a review of his temperance work. Mrs. George A. Dodge a historical sketch of his life and Mrs. J. E. Wiles a character sketch and review of his life. Miss Elizabeth Spangler gave a pa per, "Wear Your White Ribbon," which was very interesting. The devotions of the afternoon were led by Mrs. C. C. Wescott with Mrs. F. E. Pfoutz offering the prayer. ' Mrs. Hallstrom and Mrs. Mauzy proved themselves royal hostesses and very dainty 'and delicious re freshments were served at an appro priate hour. -1 7 . , fTiX l - r . -J "w r J"" An V. i i m r.r.v!j.-.I l'osjtr- vai'jr. Hfa;i;if .1 t-IIIs siccjur tn.it co:niiin v-oniiort, diir.blilr"" aria ap-;?ira::cc uiJ t!:e rp:ura:ce cl fall iuiliioneJ iioi.e st Jcvr.r cosL Nn. 904 hprs r. K, fin; ri'jbc-d top BO elastic that it s;r-;ohi s 17 inches, p :rc thread fi!L leg with la;L scim tud j'ail.i-.i.i in-rt-, el'.-se l.ttic" aiii.ii! ars-1 scu-nilsfi loot. Loner lfear is aisu:!;-i L y i. c j reverts r:r; r i,l double &cl; aii.i 4 jily rear. J tliat ' . !:cci heel, .'''.I p"vc a Fanger's Department Store Alvo News tor in Nebraska City on Tuesday of Syracuse, returned home via Lin this week, where she transacted some I coin and was accompanied by the business and visited with friends. W. H. Porter and wife were visit ing with the family of W. L. Taylor iVM. Fi RACE, M. D. General Practice! Rev. Planck, who returned to his studies last Monday morning. Walter L. Havenrige was a visitor for a few days at the home of A. L. Becker, arriving last Friday morn- UNION SATURDAY' NIGHT - Gladys Brockva!! ,n"FSI0 B5GK!" few day3 longer as he has some work to do on the farm. During the blizzard last Sunday the stork was very busy and among the other calls which this famous bird made was one at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Woods east of Union, leaving there a bouncing big baby boy which has brought great pleasure to the happy parents. Re ports are that evervone is doing i nicely, including the father. Otto Carroll and Mrs. George S. Holmes were in Union for a short time last Monday while en route for Nehawka where they were going, called there on account of the death of the mother of .the latter and mother also of Mrs. Otto Carroll. Mrs. Carroll has been at Nehawka, where led the earthly remains of this ex cellent woman in her final resting place were Henry Theile. Troy Shr ader, Lester Shrader, Ray Chris weisser, Lee Brown and Gus Hanson. WELL KNOWN LADY DIES AT WYOMING Mrs. E. E. Miller Passed Away at Midnight March 18, From Complication of Trouble. The community of Wyoming was called upon to part with one of its highly esteemed members on Sunday when Mrs. E. E. Miller passed away SNOW IN THE WEST From "Wednesday's Dally. While today is the first day of the glad springtime, according- to the calendar, it is far from springlike in the western portion of the state, ac cording to reports received by the Burlington in this city. A very heavy snow was falling at McCook this morning altho not accompanied by the high wind of last Sunday and on the O'Neill line of the railroad the snow was reported as traveling eastward. SENATE BALKS ON PASSDJG CEOW Bill from an illness due to a complication she has been assisting in the care of of diseases. the mother. Mrs. Samuel Humphrey. Mrs. Miller was taken a short time who passed away on last Saturday ago with the flu t morning. Escaped by a Miracle Last Sunday night, after having put in a hard day trying to keep the house warm, Ifa Clark and family retired, leaving a good fire and plac- coal fire and in some way the stove 1 Ln10? Tad yominand was a sis Ar,i. f,. i,.i n : ter of John antine of "near Nehawka ; and Harry Vantine of Wyoming. In ll'OG the decvasid lady was married that developed into pneumonia and later Bright's dis ease was added to her sufferings and from this complication of diseases she was relieved by death. The deceased lady was forty-two years of age and was formerly Miss Martha Vantine, a daughter of one of the old families of the vicinity of Lincoln, March 20. The storm tossed crow bill, senate file 14, hit another rock Tuesday when the sen ate sent it back to conference com mittee, the members of the upper house refusing to agree with the house of representative that a 10 cent bounty for crows' heads should be mandatory on all counties. Senti ment in the senate favors leaving the matter optional. The provision by which crow eggs shall be worth 50 cents a dozen was killed. Special attention given to deep! seated diseases of Lungs, Kidneys, i Stomach, Liver, Intestines, EectumJ Etc. Also non-developed children. Also a 2-reel Century comedy ; fire until they arose Monday mornin? door came open after the- had all gone to sleep, letting the live coals ff-.ll out onto the floor. A hole one by two foot in size was burned thru the floor, when by some miracle the blaze simply went out. and no one knew anything about the threatened All latest Serums and Lymphs used ; , when indicated. Union, Nebraska Telephone 31 "An Idle Roomer" Staring Harry Sveet. Coming, April 6th and 7th "Foolish Wives!" and discovered the unmistakable evidence of what had taken place. The damage was rather light, but their frieht was considerable when they found that they had been in snch danger of being burned death. A Fine Young Man to E. E. Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Miller of near Union and to this un!on tv.o children were born, one daughter, dying hen a babe, and the only surviving child is Earl, aged 7. Since their ni:rriage, Mr. and ilrs. ?I:ller have re.sided on the farm ant! have had a very happy home un til the shadow of sickness and sorrow rcmo to mar the beauty of the home. jmcnts have rot been completed ow j ing to the fact that the storm of Sun j day had blocked the roads near the Miller home so badly that the under- of the callant taken from Nebraska City could not Trucking and Service! At our Garage we are prepared to furnish the best ser- vice in repairs of all Automobiles, parts, supplies and accessories. TRUCKING! We are always ready for your work in this line and the best service guaranteed. Careful drivers always in charge. DOVtfLER BROS., The Auto Men Union, Neb. It is told of one young men living northeast of Union rCach the farm and it will be neces that he takes his horse and the sary to delny the funeral until the school teacher, and notwithstanding , hi.-iiwnvs t an ho traveled the deep drifts, is able to deposit the fair one at her school, and then in the evening takes her home as well. This is doubly nice considering the difficult traveling. POBLIG AUCTIO! You Must Be Satisfied! The Peters shoe, which we handle, is sold, under a positive guarantee that you are satisfied or the money back or another pair of shoes. Our spring shoes are now arriving. Call and see the new styles. Also, we have a full line of work clothes in jumpers, jackets and overalls. Do not forget that if you need a battery or tires for your car, we can save you money on them. See us for that harness which you are needing. UNION "THE STORE OF SERVICE" -: -:- NEBRASKA Kb Services Sunday The undersigned will offer for sale On account of the excessive ce-'at public auction at his home on verity of the storm on last Sunday. ; north Eighth street in the city of j there were no services at either of , Plattoinouth, sale starting at 1 : 00 j tne churches in Union, and as well P- ui-. on the stormy weather prevented the i MONDAY, MAUCH 26 series of meetings which the Metho-! the following described property: dist church was to have had last; Livestock j One horse, six years old, weight j 1000 pounds: one . black mare, five j Card Of Thanks I years old, weight 1000 pounds; one i We desire to extend our heartfelt bay mare, five years old, weight thanks to our many neighbors and 1000 pounds: one mule colt, two friends who were so kind in their years old; one mule colt, three years ministrations and who furnished the old; one mare colt, one year old. beautiful flowers at the funeral of; One cow, five years old. just fresh; our beloved wife and mother and to one cow, four years old. fresh. Sev those who sang, and especially do cnteen head of fall pigs, we x feel grateful to those who so I Farm Machinerv Et kindly shoveled a road war for the, term iHcnmery, x.t-. funeral cortege to get to the ceme- ne ?:afn' ne Cr? plant tery.-John M. Fitch and Famil lone set of disks, one mowing ma i auwj. j (iline one Cidt.r press, one walking ! t v m it m ttt i cultivator, one riding lister, one list- j 1eath Llaims a Noble Woman j ed corn cultivator, two sets of work ' Miss Nettie Campbell was born harness, one cane press. ' December 13th, 1872, and was united , Tpt-ttic nf c,oip. in marriage with Mr. John Fitch on .,, i , . v March 14. 1893. and on the thirtieth' AU sums of anniversary of her marriage died at on m3 .?7?r $1 a ?1X the hospital In Omaha. March 14th, . PontKhs ,W1" be &ve' Pchaser giv iq9o ,vi itiu, ing bankable note bearing eight per I Mrs. Fitch was a most excellent ! ?!ni nterest i"16- P.!pe5ly i (woman and fcarl livo n ,,- Lu icmuvcu iiviu. leui all the fifty years of her life, being ; tH 8ettled for- I pill, iSL lip Mim I'm III Hello, Is this Spring 1-9-2-3 ALBERT PENDL, Owner. COL. W. It. YOUNG, Auct. BUTTERY'S TRUCK LINE quick to make friends through the kindly deeds which characterized her life She had been a victim of the flu I GEORGE O. DOVET, Clerk some time ago, and was left in a serious condition, having a complica tion of gall stones and other ail ments, one as taKen lO me hOS- rinilv Irim. in Omaha T.lfnV a pital in the hope that she might find specialty. Phone Nos. 9 and 618-W. icnei. uui. ner i-uuuiuuu was so ser-j f8-tfd ltawSW ious that not even an operation was ' advised by the specialists, and she nasserl nwav nn WoHnocHov nf lao , - week. Mrs. Fitch leaves to mourn her de- parture besides her immediate fam- 4 ily, the husband and one son Elmer 'J Eugene, six brothers and one sister,' the brothers being Peter Campbell. A John Campbell. Franklin Campbell Joseph Campbell and Andrew Camp- V bell, all of Murray; and George H. J" Campbell of Belgrade and Mrs. Eliz- f abeth Connelly; also Mrs. Eugene a Fitch and two grandchildren, Elmer ? iJtey and Letti Sertrude Ftca, also MRS. T. C. M'GARTY Hemstitching and Picot Edging N. 4th St, Plattsmouth PHONE 100-J 4 F-f I I I I I 1 I 'J Of course Old Man Winter doesn't "get the gate offici ally until along about the 21st of March. But young men don't wait until the late unlamented Winter is gone to prepare to welcome Spring. They start calling much earlier. They're calling now for new Spring suits, new top coats, new shirts; new ties, new hats, new shoes, new gloves. Nor do they ever get a "wrong number" here. It's part of our Service to see that they get what's right every time they call. We are featuring the new Norfolks in the new grays pure virgin wool, with 2 pants ; to default entirely in your good charge." Friends, we ought to have at least fifty in a church member ship of 160. Many other charges 'have one Advocate to a family and it is paid out of the budget fund. Last September Alvo had barely one. Now we have six. Let us boost for fifty. This is a Fplendid good church paper and as to the price it should be in every home of the church. Only S2 per year and 24 pages of good reading every week. BIG COMMUNITY SALE AT NEBRASKA CITY Grandma Parsell Is able to sit up some now. Samuel Cashner has been sick for the past few days. Fred Hoffman was a passenger to Lincoln Tuesday evening. Mrs. Joe Armstrong is having a hard siege of the flu the past few days. I. D. Wiles went to Lincoln Tues day on business, returning home on Wednesday. Chester Ough went to Lincoln on Tuesday evening to spend several days With relatives. Annthpr hiir rnmmnnitv sale will Mrs. Edwards' Sunday school class be held at Nebraska City on Satur braved the bad roads Friday even- day March 24th, commencing at ing and bobsleded to the Edwards 10:00 o'clock a. m., selling 30 head home where they spent a very pleas- of norSes and mules, 25 head of cat ant evening. tJe and 50 nead of 6t0ck hogs. Sale Mrs. Ahrendts entertained the wilI be hed rain or Bnlne. Mothers Council Friday afternoon. BRYAN & HALL. Her home was nicely decorated in shamrocks to accord with the Irish program. She served a very nice lunch, carrying out the green and white color scheme in her cakes and! ices. The Ta-Ta-Pochen Campflre girls' entertained at a birthday party on Saturday afternoon at the church O'Neill, Neb.. March 20. With basement In honor of the eleventh robblns and birthday of the Campflre organiza- harbingers of spring, in- tion They had a cake eleven mate3 f the penitentiar and aw. candles and spent a very pleasant thorne apartmnts are beginning to aernoon. h the call of the wild and district The town caucus was held Mon- arfi be, be day night in Stewart s hall vhere J those Irked several candidates were nominated J confinement of prison .Tv."6 t0 , . 11 n, S Almost every one of the 2nd to fill three year terms on the Fifteenth Judicial dis- Tinage Doara i nose y nose "b.trict 8eems to feel that wav and has expire this spring are John B. Skin-; :wptj letter to Jud Robert R ner and Carl D. Ganz. i-Dw n-vm 4,. Lat Saturday about thirty ladles Informn hm , 'a le .llh(.r PAROLE APPLICANTS BESIEGING GNE JUDGE g mm that a p; already has been applied for or is about to be. XrU V.n , 1. n l.wlrrn ? , - . . , x.dt.u acr.a nidi luc jlilic iiiLt i covered from thr surprise they en- favorably with tne pJardon board of the M. E. church surprised Rev. and Mrs. Ahrendts at their home wtih a shower. After they had re loved the fun with the rest. The last feature of the afternoon was a dainty lunch and each applicant is of the impres- with them. which the ladies brot , .ULJCL UUL LUail 111. Among the applicants for Judicial intercession are Frank and Harry Brown, convicted in Rock county of breaking and entering, and of grand larceny for breaking into a store at Newport. The two Browns are no WELD WEST SHOW $35 C. E. Vescott's Sons V "ON THE CORNER" M. E. Church Notes Some one said we had a bad storm and others said it was a blizzard. Undpr a different caDtion you may read the cause of it. On Saturday relation, but were arrested May 31 afternoon about three o'clock It of the same year. But few of the KtartM to shower at the narsonaee many applications are receiving fa- and about thirty ladies were shel- vorable consideration from Judge tered there till some one reported a uich.son. storm was coming and at 4 o'clock i it was then changed from a shower1 to a blizzard. Of course the blizzard lasted longer than the shower and The wild west show and exhibition even over bunaay. we sincerely that was scheduled to be given at the hope that next Sunday will be a baseball park in Plattsmouth. has fine day when we may meet at the been postponed until Saturday and . church for services. The day is Sunday, March 31st and April 1st. too long without, church, but the There will be burking horses rode good Lord makes the weather and with saddle and bareback, also wild we abide. steers which will be rode and the Hope the choir can find time and main event will be a great exhibition opportunity to practice that Easter er bulldogging and also standard I'.o music. i man riding. This will be a great treat Next Sunday the morning topic Gf jts kind and the first ever shown will be "Judas" and the audience jn plattsmouth and one well worth will be the Jury. Don t miss this service. The evening topic, "The Good Samaritan." Prayer meeting topic is 3rd chap ter of 1st Thes. We are on the verge of our re vival meeting under the lady evan gelist Miss Clara A. Meeker of Okla homa. We are sure looking forward to this date of April 17th. Brothers and Sisters, this is the most import ant work of our lives. Shall we con tinue as "labourers together with God" or just say, "Revivals are a thing of the past" and act like it is so? Let's do our best for God in; every heart in Alvo during this seeing by everyone. Hemstitching and Picoting Attach ment. Fits all sewing machines. Price, $2; checks. 10c extra. Lights Mail Order House, Box 127. Birm ingham, Ala. m22-tf-sw. A household remedy in America for 25 years Dr. Thomas' Eclectic Oil. For cuts, sprains, burns, scalds, bruises. 30c and 60c. At all drug stores. There is a demand from one group l that the government fix a nice stiff The editor of the Central Christian j Price on what and corn, but when Advocate eays: "In checking up the there is suggestion of stiffening the day it is noticed that we have not price on gasoline paroxyms of at- received as many names from your tempts at absolute price fixing u&u- charpfl as' mirtt h rpanrmnhlv pt- pected. Surely the Advocate is not alIy come to naught. -Single Comb White Leghorns!- Hatching eggs .... $ 6.00 per 1 00 Baby chicks 13.50 per 100 Custom Hatching! Our mammoth incubator is ready to hatch your eggs. A charge of 3J cents per egg will be made. Only the following denominations can be accepted: 150, 300, 450, etc. Make Reservation for Egg Space Early F. NOLTE MYNARD NEBRASKA