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o MONDAY, JAT7TTAEY 7, 1924. .ohn V. Kruger and wife were spending a day in Omaha during last wcli, where they visited with friends for the day. Fame progress for the erection of the Murdock schoolhouse has been made in that a portion of the materi als have arrived. Miss Elsie llornemeier was a visi tor last Friday evening with her friend. Miss Bertha Merekle the young1 ladies enjoying the time very pleasantly. Eruil Kuehr. was looking after the bu:ners matters r.t the barber shop during the illness of Mrs. Eddie Craig while Mr. Crai was assisting in ear in? for the wife. Omar Cook of Manley was a visi tor in Murdock last week and accom panied Messrs. and Mesdames J. E. Mcliugh and Edward lirunkow on their trip to southern Texas where all are spending some two weeks. Herbert Stroy, who has been at the In spital for some time where he was receiving treatment was able to re turn to his home near Murdock last v.ek and is feeling much better. Just recently the Murdock Mer er, utile company has installed a new radio at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Gustin which is affording them much entertainment and enjoy ment. Mrs. O. J. Pothast was a visitor with her dausditer at Sioux City with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. II. K. Han Fon for a number of days last week and returned home on last Saturday evening. "Bud" and "Jerry." or in other words Messrs." Henry Amgwert and J. E. M.-IIugh, were looking after some business regarding the installa tion of a radio at Elmwood on Wed nesday of last week. Duriner the absence of Mr. McIIugh cu his trip to the south the business ar the store is being looked after by Mr. Henry Amgwert and Miss Viola Everett who are very capable of car-irr- for the bu-incss. Mrs. W. O. Gillespie, who has be-3n so ill for a couple of weeks, is still v. ry sick at her home and is receiv ing the be-;t of care and medical at tention and it is hoped that she is somewhat improved. Miss Margaret Tool, who is attend ing the state university, was at home ove-r the week end and was accom panied by her friend and schoolmate, Miss ETthel Turk, who is also a stu dent in the university. Louis Hornberk who has been working at Lincoln where he has a clerical position in the offices of the Rock Island was a visitor at Murdock ff-r over Sunday and returned to his duties in the capital city on Sunday evening. - Miss Lillian Ringenberger of Eus tjs, who les been visiting atthe home of her fri'-r.ds the daughters of Mrs. Ibr.ry IVrneme'.er for sfvcral weeks, accompanied by Miss Helen Borne li fier were visiting in Omaha for the fort-part of thi- week with family friends of Mi Ringenberger by the nam? of Stewarts. Wm. Deickr.ian. who had the mis fortune to have his leg fractured 9 K,&g Sold and Exchanged!; I We have, seme bargains of farms' for sale in Cas scounty and else where. ! i We also write all kinds of Insur ance Life, Fire, Tornado, Livestock, Auto, Etc. i I EmiS iCuehn ilurdock Nebraska Get Ready for Winter! The cold weather is coming. Is your battery good for the winter and how about the radiator? Is it so it will hold water and alcohol for the cold weather? We have the batteries, radiators and alcohol. We put out the best service. Call and see us when needing any- thing in our line. The Thinngan Oarage E. W. Thimgan, Proprietor MURDOCK -: -:- -:- NEBRASKA 1 1 1 i ne Ribbon Gasoline! A Cold Weather Special Plenty of Kick Makes Starting Easy! GEO. TRUNKEIflBOLZ OIL 00CIPAHY Eagle and Murdock PREPARED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE JOURNAL. some time since, is getting along nicely and one day last week was able j to go to Elmwood where an X-ray picture was taken of the member which showed the knitting of the bones very nicely. He is encouraged very much at the progress the limb is making toward entire recovery. Alex Landholm and the family who are located at North Platte were guests with his brother, Jess Land holm of Murdcok for the holidays and departed last Friday for their home, driving in their car. Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Pickwell will in a short time depart for Hurling en. Texas, where they have some in terest in land3 and which they are going to look after as well as make arrangements to improve it. The recent very cold weather has in a way interferred with the work on the enlargement of the church but: the work has been going on slowly. Mr. Schmidt who has the contract, was able to continue the work on the inside. Henry Heineman, who has been visiting for the past four weeks at HitchcvK. South Dakota, with the family of his brother J. F. Heineman where he had an excellent visit, re turned to his home in Murdock one day last week. C. E. Stroy who moved into their new home a few weeks since were surely pleased with the new struc ture during the reecnt very severe weather which was a test on all homes and found the new house meet ing with all expectations. The many friends of Mr. J. II. Buck who is recuperating from his recent very severe illness and subsequent op eration, are greatly pleased that this gentleman has been able to be down town and was able to visit his neigh bor, Mrs. Gillespie, who is sick at this time. While the roads were in a measure drifted so it was almost impossible to get through with cars, Frank Rosenow came to the rescue with his team and collected and returned many of the scholars home who otherwise would have found it impossible to attend school. The cantata. "The Angel With the Broken Wings." which was to have been given some time since by the Young People of the Evangelical church but which was deferred on account of the severe cold weather, was given on Sunday evening to a very crowded and interested house. Mr. Edward Guilstor and Miss Lena Miller who have been making their home at the Guilstorff home, were in Omaha one day during last week where Mr. Guilstorff was look ing after some business and where Mi-s Miller secured a position and will make her home in the big city for the present. Mrs. Eddie Craig has been very sick at her home with an attack of the grip which seemed for a while like it would run into the pneumonia and whi?h was cared for by Dr. Horn beck and Mr. Craig leaving the bar ber shon and roing to assist in her rare. We are hoping that she is bet ter at this writing but have no in formation. John Miller who recently returned from the west where he had been picking corn at th" home of Mr. R. Jut-hn near Big Springs did some very cood work in the shape of gathering and cribbing rorn and in just ten davs gathered and placed in the crib just 1.200 bushels of corn. ThH looks pretty good but you know that John is a rustler. Mr. and Mrs. Kallsen the latter formerly Miss Meta Dehning. who have been visiting at th home of his friends at and rear Walnut. Iowa, returned a fpw days since to the par ents of Mrs. Kallsen. Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Dchninsr where they visited for a few days and on Sunday morning de parted for Big Springs where they will engage in farming near that place. Uncle Herman F. Schwenpe w'.io has ben so critically ill for some time past is reported as being some DEPMR TMEWT. improved and looks like he was on the way for more improvement. Grandpa Schweppe has had the best of care and medical treatment and this with his rugged constitution has pulled him thru and will materially aid in assisting to more advancement. Yes, We Did Get Stuck Sure thatHs a fact, the tire of our car came down as we were endeavor ing to make our west end trip last week and before we knew it we had torn our valve stem out of the tire and were in deep snow and we were compelled to have a kindly farmer haul our boat to his shed, where we left it and returned to Murray. The "following day we took the train at Plattsmoutb, went to South Bend and then to Murdock, it being Saturday evening at about ten o'clock when we left there and our friend, Gus Gake meier took us to Elmwood to catch the train to Union on our return home. We assayed to remunerate Gus for bringing us to Elmwood. but he only laughed at us for it. We, are surely pleased with the loyal friendship which prompted Gus to get out in that cold night and take us to Elmwood. We got back home on Sunday morning in time to get the Murdock page lined up, but ..had to miss Manley and Alvo for this issue. w : Entertained Friends Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Guthmann 'entertained a large number of their (friends at their beautiful home in Murdock on last New Year's eve, when they watched the old year speed away and the birth of a new one. All present had a most splen did time as it would be impossible for it to be otherwise at the home of such splendid entertainers as ithis popular couple. Enjoy Skating Party A number of young people about Murdock enjoyed a skating party at the skating pond of the Schlueter beys which was so made by his pond freezing and on last Wednesday en joyed the evening most pleasantly. Those of thp party to participate in the enjoyable exercise were: Frank Hemple. Misses Clara and Alma Sehea!. Raymond Hemple and Ray mond Heier. Are Seeing the South Messrs. J. E. McHugh and Edward Brunkow and their wives on last Fri day departed for Harlingen. Texas, where they will visit for about ten days where they will look after some business and a!so at he same time view the country seeing the sunny south in the midwinter and investi gating the possibilities of the land and its prospects as a profitable in vestment. They will also endeavor to visit with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Rush While they are there. Says Business is Good A. J. Tool the harness maker and hardware man and he sells furniture and household outfits as well, says that business is opening out in the new year in excellent shape, the trade being good. This is very good con sidering the usual slump of commer cial enterprises following the closing of the year and duriner the two months of January and February. Enjoyed Evening Pleasantly A number of the young people last Wednesday gathered at the home of Henry' Amgwert where they enjoyed the evening very pleasantly. The eveninc was spent in games and carUs and a royal good time was had. There was present for the occasion. II. W. Tool and wife. Kenneth and Richard Tool. Misses Urent McDonald. Mary I'j'tbel Tool. Isabel Whipple. August Herman and Freddie Wendt. John Amgwert and wife and Henry Am gwert. For Sale 160 acre farm for sale, located 1 Vs miles southwest of Murdock, price $265 per acre. Write J. R. Veach, 609 First St.. Hastings. Neb., or Mrs. W. Bornemeier, 1201 A St., Lincoln, Nebraska. Unlimited amount of money to loan on eastern Nebraska farm land. Lowest rates. Applications taken now for future loans. See 0. J. Pot hast at Farmers' & Merchants' Bank, Murdock, Nebr. THE NEW FAD Tho Leap Year fad is said to be ; flavored rouge" and lipsticks. They are considered good taste. The modern girl with cherry lips and strawberry cheeks must be "a regular sundae for her slieik. Flavored makeup makes a girl a sundae. If she is foolish then she be comes a regular nut sundae. Nice thing about flavored makeup , is when he smacks one cheek she turns the other cheek. From the dances we have seen girls who should use flavored talcum powder on their necks. The girl who uses flavored make up does not necessarily look good enough to eat. C. H. Peden, instructor in the local high school, has returned from his vacation visit with realtives and friends at Dawson, Nebraska. John II. Becker, n, who has been visiting with his aunts. Mesdam. s G. A. Kaffenberger and C. T. Peacock, at Lincoln, returned home yesterday afternoon. Journal want ads pay. Try tnela. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI -WEEKLY JOTTRNAL U. S. SELLS FIVE THOUSAND ARMY RIFLES TO MEXICO Five Million Bounds of Ammunition o-nrl T.ip-bt Tie Haviland Planes I Terms. Thirty Days. Washington, Jan. 4. Sale of 5 thousand Enfkld rifles, 5 million rounds of ammunition for the guns and eight DH-4 surplus airplanes to the Mexican government was an nounced today by Secretary Weeks. The transaction wras completed during the day when word came by wire to Mexican agents that the gov ernment had transferred funds nec essary to make one-half of the pay ment in cash, the balance to be paid within thirty days. Under the terms of the sale, the war department will turn over the rifles and ammunition at Fort Sam Houston and Fort Bliss, while the airplanes will be delivered from the depot at Fairfield, O. The Mexican government will make its own ar rangements for shipment to the bor der. Orders were issued at once for delivery of the military supplies to designated Mexican agents. Although the statement issued by Secretary Weeks did not disclose the total amount of money involved in the sale, on the basis of prevailing prices it would appear to be less than 400 thousand dollars, as Enfield rifles sell at about 535 each and surplus ammunition at about $18 per thou sand rounds, while the airplanes would be valued at about 12 thou sand dollars each. POPULAR LOUISVILLE GIRL MARRIED DEC, 24 Miss Dorothy Wood and Orpheus Folk of Lincoln Joined in Wedlock : at Wichita. Kansas. The many Louisville friends of Miss Dorothy Wood will be greatly interested to learn of her marriage to Orpheus Folk, of Lincoln, at Wichita. Kansas, on Monday evening, Decem ber 24, 1923. The young couple will live in Wichita, where the groom has a position with the Federal Land Bank. The bride is the younger daugh ter of W. A. -Wood, now operating a photograph gallery in Lincoln, but formerly of Louisville. She is a grad uate of the Lincoln High school and with her sister. Miss Gertrude Wood, kept house for her father for a num ber of years since their early child hood and is a fine little housekeep er and a splandid young lady and very popular in this vicinity. Her wedding gown was a brown Canton crepe. The groom is the youngest son of Dr. and Mrs. L. F. Polk, of Lincoln, but former Louisville residents also, and is an educated, highly respected young man. He and his bride repre sent two of Louisville's best pioneer families and their youthful court ship has been watched with interest by the many friends of the family. The many Cass county friends of Mr. Polk and his bride will join the Courier in wishing them a life of happiness and success. Their address will be 135 North Hillside, Wichita, Kansas. Louisville Courier. SENATOR HITCHCOCK HERE JANUARY 8TH Distinguished Nebraskan will be the Speaker at Next "Happy Hun dred" Dinner, Jan. 8th. The Plattsmouth people and par ticularly those who have secured their tickets to the "Happy Hun dred" supper in January, are looking forward to a real treat at the forth coming gathering on Tuesday even ing. January Sth. as former Senator Gilbert M. Hitchcock, of Nebraska, has notified the committee in charge that he will be with the Plattsmouth people on that date and will accept the invitation to address the "Happy Hundred." The committee has been trying to secure Senator Hitchcock for the past few months and feel highly gratified that the distinguished Ne braskan will be here on the next sup per date to give the members of the party the advantage of his years of experience in the senate on the dis cussion of the affairs of the world today and the future. While in the senate, Mr. Hitchcock was a member of the foreign relations and finance committees, two of the most import ant in the senate and was able to get an inside view of the workings of the national governments of the world and made a study of the af fairs of the world as a part of his duty and during the last of his term was the floor leader of the Wilson administration in the senate on the handling of the peace treaty and the League of Nations pact and has since his retirement from office been in Europe and is thoroughly familiar with the workings of the present day problems there, which will pro vide food for a discourse that cannot help but be very interesting to the Plattsmouth men who are to have the opportunity of hearing him. Big line of foot balls at the Bat4 Coraet 'Bock axd Stationery Stor.- BRITISH PARTY CHIEFS SLOW TO TAKE ACTION Baldwin Has Not Even Called Coun cil to Consider King's Speech Is Likely to Be Drab. London, Jan. ' 2. None of the principal leaders of the three politi cal parties is showing undue haste to anticipate the course of events when parliament reassembles a week hence. The present cabinet must draft the king's speech for the re opening of parliament, but thus far Premier Baldwin has not even sum moned a cabinet council to consider the speech, which seemed to point to the probability that the royal docu ment may be a somewhat colorless affair. While it will be practically impos sible to carry on the government without somesort of understanding between two of the three principal parties, there is at present little evi dence that the movement among fin ancial men of London to bring about such an understanding in order to prevent the coming into power of a labor government has any strong fol lowing. That any real harm has been cre ated in the minds of city people by the prospect of a labor government seems to be negatived by the fact that there has been no strong move ment in stocjv share prices since the general elections, and this steadiness is due to the realization that a labor administration under present condi tions would mean administration sup ported only by a minority of the members of parliament, and there fore would be unable to enact any extreme legislation. T0WNLEY CLAIMS ENEMY RESPONSIBLE FOR CHARGE Minneapolis. Jan. 3. A. C. Town ley, former head of the national non partisan league, for whom a warrant was issued at Fargo yesterday on a charge of embezzlement. ' declared here today that "politics and venom of a discharged employe" were re sponsible for the charge against him. Townley. now head of the national producers alliance, with offices here, was at first reported jo be in Ne braska br Kansas doing organization work for the alliance. "Considerable of my time since the non-partisan league came into prominence and power has been devoted to answer ing charges similar to these','-rigged up by political enemies and dis gruntled persons at one time or an other connected with the league," Mr. Townley said ia discussing the embezzlement charge. SIMMONS ASKS ABOUT LAND BANK ACTIVITY : Sixth District Congressman Wonders ' if More Liberal Policy Possible j Tells Corey's Desires Congressman Robert H. Simmons, of the Sixth Nebraska district, is trying to find 6ut. by means of a j questionnaire mailed to all banks and newspapers of his district, j whether there is truth in complaints j made to him that the federal farm jland bank at Omaah hss not been j loaning enough on lands to be of ;re?.l benefit to the farmer .and- that (private bank ar1 loaning more mon ey on the same s?curity as that of fered the federal bank. ; He is asking fo rthe history of , specific requests for loans for which application was made both to pri vate and the land banks. "If it can be shown that a more liberal policy should be adopted by the land bank, it should be of bene fit to our wesiern country." he says. "If the complaints are not justified, it will be to the interest of the land bank and its proper service to deter mine that fact. "I am also interested in knowing whether the intermediate credits bnnk law is functioning properly. Mr. Corey is very anxious to make this institution serve the western country and any suggestions or criti cism will be of assistance to my work here." BURLINGTON STRIKERS WON'T FIGHT RECALL Galesburg. HI., Jan. 2. Following a meeting of Burlington district shop craft chairmen here this morniiwr for the purpose of considering if any action was to be taken on the order of President Jewell in cancelling the shopmen's strike on the Burlincton railroad, union officials declined to make any statement. It is reported that no action will be taken by of ficials of this district in opposing Mr. Jewell's orders. Some of the chairmen were under stood to be in favor cf opposing the cancellation of the strike. STATE SCHOOL APPORTIONMENT. From Saturday's Daily In the apportionment of the school fnnd3 made by Superintendent J. M. ' , 4UVCll i V 1 .11". Vl'llllll JU., V V . J county will have $5.331.S7 as itsj share of the state aid to the schools. This will in turn be divided among the schools of the county. James M. Robertson and William F. Evers departed this morning for Omaha where they will attend the meeting of the board of control of ( tne iseDrassa Jiasonic nume associa tion. Eugene F. Tighe of New Raymer, ; Colorado, is here for a short vi3it at ! the home of his uncle. Frank E. Schlater and with his auut, Mrs. Ed Fitzgerald and family. EXHIBITORS WILL KEEP MABEL OFF SCREEN, THEY SAY 1 Movie Theater Men of New Hamp j sh're Rate ner a Fallen Star i Chauffeur Arraigned. Manchester, N. H., Jan. 4. Al phonse Couture, treasurer of the New Hampshire Motion Picture Theater Owners' association, announced to day that the association would bar from this state future pictures fea turing Mabel Normand. Los Angeles, Jan. 4. Horace A. Oreer, the slim little chauffeur who drives for Mabel Normand, film ac tress, appeared alone without counsel before Justice J. Walter Hanby today for arraignment 0:1 the charge of as saulting Courtlaud S. Dines, Denver oil operator, on New Year's night with a deadly weapon "with intent to kill." Greer's bail was fixed at 10 thou sand dollars and his preliminary ex amination set for January 11, pro vided Dines is in condition then to appear as a witness against the pris oner. In default of bail the chauffeur was removed to the county jail. Dines is hob": -it his o". n and Miss Normand. with Din.-- v.-hn he was shot, is resting easily following her operation yesterday for r.ppcn Jicitis. according to an announcement today from the hospital of the flood Samar itan, where both are under treat ment. Dines, according to hospital at tendants, is no better and no worse than he was yesterday. He had a good night and was resting easily this morning. SFECIAL BANK LEVY TO HOLD UP GUARANTY FUND Lincoln, Jan. 4. The special as sessment for the guaranty fund lev ied January 1. and necessary to bring the fund to the amount required t v statute totals ?652.32S.69, K. C. Knudson. deputy secretary of the department of trade and commerce announced today. The special as sessment is in addition to the regu lar levy of one-twentieth of 1 per cent on deposits, which will net $120, 368. 5S. The guaranty fund, including the special and regular assessments, now totals $2,531.SS0.0r., Knudson said, and the total average deposits over the last six months for all state banks amounts to $240. SGI. 405. 37. Only nine banks were not requir ed to pay some part of the special as sessment because of a falling off in deposits, according to Knudson. WEIR AND NOBLE ON ALL STAR TEAM OF R0CKXEN Notre Dame players, at the con clusion of their football season, voted on an all-star team selected from among the opponents they had met on the gridiron during the season of 1923 and placed two Nebraska men on the lineup. The two Huskers selected were Ed j Weir, raptain-elect for 2924, and : Dave Noble, who scored two touch J downs which defeated the South ; iicnaers. Among the teams Notre Dame played were Princeton. Nebraska. Army, Georgia Tech. Purdue, St. Louis, Lombard, Carnegie Tech, But ler. Here's the team: Ends Stratton (Georgia Tech) and Swanson f Lombard). Tackles Weir (Nebraska) and Mullen (Army). IRemingtoe Portable Take any user's advice Anyone who uses a Remington Portable will tell you how indispensable it is. It makes writing swifter likewise easier. And without any reflection on your penmanship it makes leading easier. Compact fits in a case only four inches high. Easy to pick up end carry around, or tuck away in a desk drawer. Conyatiaxi can be used anywhere on your lap, if you wish. Complete with four-row keyboard, like the big ma chines, and other "big machine" conveniences. Price, complete with case, S0. Easy payment terms if desired -Bates Book and Stationery Store- I PAGE HVJ Guards Dummenhaver (Butler) and Farwick (Army). Center Claypool (Purdue). Quarter Robertson (Carnegie Tech). Halves Noble (Nebraska) and SniM-ly (Princeton). Fullback Wycoff (Georgia Tech). WEATHER MAN SUPS US ! SOME SNAPPY WEATHER Ii om Saturday's Daily This morning the weather man had a nice joke prepared for the residents of the city when they poked out of the hay. and those who aroe from to 7 o'c'ock. found the mercury wua registering 2u degrees below zero and f'.uring the real early morning it had ranged from 25 to 2G degrees, which ii rr.l chilly, especially after the mild wether of the past few weeks. One of our residents is entitled to 1!,.? grind prix, as the French say, for all weather records, as he reports :?4 decrees below zero, but he is not willii.g to vouch for this statement. GOVERNOR SMITH HAS ENOUGH OF ALBANY Alhary. N. Y., Jan. 2. Governor Alfred E. Smith has had enough of Albany, insofar as he is concerned. Sj.t-ikins nt a luncheon tendered yes-te:-d-iv in his honor by business men, he f-;.!: "So fr.r es I i-m concerned, this is my last year in Albany. At the ei.d of this year I am wil'ing to return to my old job in New York." The governor's la3t job in civil lif was chairman of the directors of a large trucking company. WILL OPEN DENTAL OFFICES : rr.m Thursday's Iaily i The many Plattsmouth friends cf Dr3. A. D. Caldwell and J. F. Fo garty will be pleased to learn that these two gentlemen who wpre for- imerly located here will open their dental offices in Omaha in the very near future. The new offices, which are located in the second floor of the building occupied by the Fry Shoe Co.. at 16th and Douglas streets, are now being arranged and it is hoped to have them ready in the next few days. This firm formerly operated the offices here that are now owned bv Dr. Paul F. Heineman. MURRAY MAN MARRIED From Friday's Daily Among the holiday wedduigs oc curring in Council Dluffs was that of a well known resident of near Mur ray, O. V. Virgin, who was united in marriage in that city to Mrs. Iilanche Crossley of Council Hluffs. The wed ding occurred at the St. Francis Xav i ier church, Monsignor McManus of- ficiating. The newly weds will juaUo their future home at Murray on the farm of the groom. The bride ha i been for some time a resilient of Shenandoah, Iowa, where fhe was housekeeper for the family of Mayor ,J. M. McGlone of tat cihty. The t many friends here in Cass county iwill give the newly wedded couple a hearty welcome to their home. MASONIC TROWEL RETURNS AFTER YEARS OF TRAVEL New York, Jan. 2. After eighteen i years of journeying to every Masonic lodge in the United States. Canada and Mexico, a silver trowel has re turned to Justice Lodge, No. 753, Manhattan. Alter restinsr briefly on the grave of Theodore Rosevelt at Oyster. Bay, this emblem of friendship will con tinue its travels tintil it has visited every ;uasor.ic lodge in tne civilized j world.