THURSDAY, JANTJABY 17, 1924.
PLATTSMOTTTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
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UMin PAW WITHSTAND 00D
For in inu. Ii I Inn as liml ;a'
tli.-m the ItM K'f a ho diil unto us.
who believed ' lril J.tntM
Christ, what was I, that could with
Stand (iol? Aots 11:17.
Microbes, say expert In Clncin
Mtttl, STS biliiK eradicated. Wsll, It's
tlio lulrrobi'M fault.
Sclent (Ms decide man is I ho ape's
BSjSSJtl Wo hoard a Kill say ho was
tho y.tmt s eyebrows.
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This 1924 looks Uko a had yoar
for oolohriiios. hut thui eory yoar is
bad for celelirltlen.
Thero s one nice thinK about movie
celebrity ncandal. Wo afo alway.s
Rot Hum brand now ones.
A IMattsmouth inn rails his motor
car "The Covered V;u;on" hooauso
It has a uiortaKO on it.
o:o
Indications ure that 1!24 will bo a
lUSSllllUT except for those who
make it a ho hum dinger.
A city lady avs tnoro s no dog
in iOfl biscuit so why should one ex
pod a chicken in chU-kon pie.
Personally. STS have had a pood
many ups and downs In our life, but
wo never had a campaign manager.
There
need to
are fewer burglars now. No
break house when one ran
print stork
auekers
certificates and break
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Tho more vice you quit on the
first of the year, the more quickly
you can get the Christmas presents
paid for
Vanity Is the quality that makes
you bay iIi.iks you can't at. " ' to
k op the n ".abhors ..a t ki t
you ran t afferU theui.
' a t not ; at .
We feel sorry for the women who '
have had such a hard time learning
to pl:i bridge Well Just about .i
soon as they had along came man
Jong.
Since the war more widows than
spinsters hare married In England
though there is a surplus of two
millions of the latter Nothing like
knowing how.
Lord Ripen recently deceased.
held the proud record of having shot
more than 13.000 birds in one year
What sportsmen some of those l?ril-
ish lords are. to be sure!
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The state right plea of Oovernor
Ritchie of Maryland in his inaugural
address is indeed a slogan that has
excited great comment not only in
Washington. but throughout the
country at large.
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Sir Auckland QoddOJ comes bj
America to tell us that ho Is not the
llritlsh ambassador any longer We'd
been toM so before, but there's noth
ing like getting the truth from a
man's own mouth
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Mr. Rryan says he Is for a Florida
man for president, but he won't say
who the Flortdan is Somehow we
rant believe Mr Rryan would de
sert the man ho has been for In so
many previous campaigns.
O'O -Having
liostrnod that the word
"news" has its derivative In the rtrst
letter of the words north, east, west
and south, we rejoice lu the good
judgment of the coiner of the word
in now calling it 'snow.- or "wens'
er "wwn "
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The rights of the peop'e by state
or.e of tVe proeo .oa to bo :v.e
by ths iopl of the state In tha fu-
ture. and should be the leading ques
lion in tho coming presidential cam- with state rights, which they have
p.v.gu General and former Governor ' st by . monkey business in po'i
John M Falmer of Illinois, insls'ed tics Centralited power must be sub
to hla dying day. was the only du-d to save the finmn people
thing for the people. :o:
I a prominent educator says the col-
The death of Fx-Senater W v V.
len is mourned by all who knew him plate charge of the students aud tac- viewpoint isn't worth shooting prob
He was a friend ol the editor of the uliy." a prediction, evidently, that ably, but you'll tike him all the same
Journal, and the tact that he was the reign of the football team is Urn- :o:
bom In the same county (Madison Hed. J There's so many things going on
in Ohio, that familiarity had grown :o: 1 lround here nowadays, that a lot of
to a greet extent. He was a big man. According to a wet and dry map peop'e have to change bath uight to
not only in intellect but also in stat- of the Vnited State, published in one Sunday.
ure. While in the l S senate he at of tbe metropolitan newegapore. pro- :o:
one time spoke 14 hours. He had hibition is more effective in 'I.ouisi- Jugoslavia threatens to seise Bul
:uaay frieci ir. Nebraska and en-' ana than it ts In Vlrginis. The man r-arias coal field.. and we can only
ared a nstionsl rerv.tsttoe Peace, who ire 'hat map had his mind nh 1 TaSTr tha' Ft ice will r prove ic
his ashes
BATES, Publisher
PEE YEAE EN ADVAKCE
ill H t"t"t'' "H"'t 'i'M i 't'l-jr
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LINES TO REMEMBER
in tin- drs in of Nsbnoli
idnemr it was only the foot
tliat were part of iron and
part of flay, hut many of
Ufl now arc getting M CTUOl
in our avarice that it seems
as if. in us. tho very heart
of US were part of iron and
part of clay. John Kuskin.
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H-t H44 M"H,,M,I1,,M' -H-fr
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A 1 1 we demand of congress is that
it ho statesmanlike.
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Washington has a crime wave: a
real crime wave, not congress.
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A man is old when ho begins
watching himself for symptoms,
to:
As WO understand it. no gentleman
with hootch need be lonesome in
1 lolly wood.
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Many a boom being launrhed now
will be responsible subsequently for
a tidal wave up Salt Creek.
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Here's Leap Year news from Lon
don. Pfteco of Wales is preparing
for n trip to South Africa.
Incle S.ua spends 7S rents of oaeh
dollar he gets for wrs. past and fu
ture. BloOBOd are the meek.
o
It is remarkable how
little stork
the prayer
iln heresy disputations
mooting erowd seems to take.
OlO
I? has just about gotten so up
North and out West that a novel
isn t popular if it is fit to read.
Judge I.andl.4 must deride If
a
pliyers who is
.udge is married
a necessity. Tho
So thafs decided.
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a. rhaplaiu in COttffTCM is a fel
.ow who. after taking a look at tho
law-makers gets busy and prays for
the country,
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About all a new year signifies If
that you must get busy and earn the
money to pay the tax on what you
earned last year.
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Another reason why husbands are
not uniformly courteous to their
wives is because few women could
survive the shock.
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Many students of the book Of eti
quette are surprised to 1. - PS that
one doesn't say "Here's how ' when
lifting a cup of eat.
I.
a n.nkh nri.,.- li ronmi e.l his.
claim to the throne of IVnmark In
order to marry an American girl Of
course, anyone would.
o;o
Old people are very often lonely
for the very good reason that they
have gotten so cranky that nobody
can get along with them.
:or
One of the stru gest tntngs In this
WOrld is why a good looking man
wlih I lot of money will risk every
thing by living in Hollywood.
According to professional review
ers everybody uia.le moro money last
yoar. but even professional review
ers don't know- where it all went
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Here's the ticket that can win:
For president Governor Albert C
Rtichie of Maryland: for vice presi
dent Governor Charles W. Bryan
of Nebraska.
It is still to be determined wheth
er or not the congressmen who think
t'-ey look like Napoleon outnumber
t'oso who are convinced they rosem-
b'.e Oaniol Webster.
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! The t iyers will be belter off
lege of tomorrow will be "in com
j liquor onty.
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GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
When tho advocates of government
ownership, or of other violent change
in tho transportation system look at
the rail record of the last year. Ber
lOttl doubt nrises in their minds of
the desirability at this time. For
when everything bus boon taken in
to account tho record by the steam
railroad in 1!23 was a notable one.
Although equipment and roadway
WON not In good condition when the
year opened, they wore restored to
an excellent state of repair in the
COUMe of the year, and during a pe
riod when the roads were carrying
the largest volume of traffic in his-
tory. At no time was there com
plaint of Insufficient cars, of undue
delay In delivery or Of poor trans-
1 portatlon errice,.
J There has been complaint, it li
true of excessive freight charges, but
the question of rates and charged is
now practically beyond the author
ity ot the railroad officiate, it rests
almost exclusively with rate making
authorities whoso duty it is to fix
rates at a point where they will bo
fair to shipper and carrier and will,
at the BIBt time, promote the best
public interest .
It' certain shippers have a legiti
mate complaint against the rate
structure; If their interests have
been adversely affected by rates
which have prevented the free move
ment of their goods, many railroads
and Inventors in rail securities have
an equally good ground for com
plaint. For when the final figure
for the year is in. it will certainly
appear that the great mass of rail
stock owners have received an in
come on their investment well below
what might have been rccivod in
other fields of investment.
It is contended by some advocates
of changes that private railroad man
agement is Inefficient and that earn
ings could be Increased, and rates re
dined under system of government
Ownership and operation. In view of
tho experience of many countries
with government control sorb a de
duction is scarcely warranted. Ami
since the private owners have done
so well during the last year In mov
ing the nation's record volume of
freight and in reducing expenses of
operation, they would seem to be en
titled at least to another year or two
10: grace, linear tr.o tonus ot Hat ex
isting transportation act.
tackling the crossing
It' every person w h i drives on
ii
railroad crossing will keep In mind
that Ms engine may stall and the
train may hit him. there will few
or such accidents to record.
It is a wise idea never to drive
across a railroad track without com
ing to a full stop to look and listen.
Step on the near side of the rails and
look deliberately in every direction
from Which a train might come. Lis
ten to every noise that might be the
the sound of a train. Then, if BO
train is visible and none audible,
start in low gear and don't shift un
til safely over Never change gears
when competing with a train. Never
wait for a locomotive engineer to
wan tor you. .-oove an. never over
m. m
your time. .Re honest with
. Xrself in this matter and do not
,r' thirty seconds by betting
jit against eternity. Funerals those
days are very costly. They add a
great deal to the cost of living
To
avoid a funeral is not only a sign of
i conservation for those who would
jhave to lose more time following a
! siow hearse than a driver would lose
i,, a hundred vers of cimi.-m . row
ing. It is against the law to drive
an automobile while intoxicated. It
is against common sense to drive
while animated by an exaggerated
idea of the value of time. In other
words, a drunken driver is a tem
porary menace and a fool driver a
perpetual danger.
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Flat feet will get you where a flat
lire wilt not.
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The locomotive not only has the
right of war. but can always prove it.
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Gov. Smith of New York says he
has had all of the governorship he
wants
:Ot
Many a boy who was the apple of
his mother's eye turned out to be a
winesap.
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When Rr. Cook gets out of jail
he'll probably go South and start
selling the equator.
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The fellow- who always sees your
f w . m I B a
the came of civilisation.
BROTHER'S KEEPKE
Some have- an idea that if we are
"our brother" keeper' it gives us
the right to tell him where to get off
and on. Others feel that it only gives
Ul the right to help on or off as the
necessity may be.
And both are rilit- For a brother
to acknowledge U8 as his keeper Is
for him to imply our duty to tell him
where to get off. To be the keeper
Of a brother and be denied the privi
lege of ordering him around woull
result in an early severance of the
tie. There is no iun in being the
pUtatiTO boss of another person and
lack the authority or the courage to
tell him where to head in.
W hat Is conventionally called the
raving for power la simply the de
sire of one man to issue instructions
to other men. Many men are born
with the police mind. They hunger
and thirst for authority to giTO or
ders. It was that influence that
cause the word "obey" to be put into
the marriage ceremony. The old
fashioned moralist wanted obedience
to bis commands, mostly for the good
i. WOUld afford the obedient, but
partly because ho enjoyed being obey
ed. That was his attitude toward his
wife as well as toward tlfe children.
As a general thing his wife being
smarter than he, gave him enough
Obedience to keep his vanity flat
tered, hut did as she pleased when ii
pleased her to. It is that way to
day, except that lots o wives do not
regard It as necessary to cater to the
vanity of their lords. This leaves the
lords to cater to their own vanity.
Really it is a very good plan. Every
man is his own flatterer.
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BERGD0LL
The latest report from Germany is
that Bergdoll imagines that he is be
ing followed every stop he takes by
enemies' and is even suspicious of his
own relatives That's wluit a guilty
conscience will do.
If Rergdoll had been a poor man.
if he had not been the pampered son
of a wealthy a. other, with brewery
money al his back and call, he un
doubtedly would have taken his place
in the American army and done his
duty by his country. Possibly he
wouh! l ave been killed in baule or
he might have died in camp, in ei
ther case being better off than at
present. But the chances are that
he would have been restored to pri
vate life after an honorable military
career, and all the remaining days of
his life been glad that he had par
ticipated faithfully In the defense of
the country he was born in and which
hail afforded such prosperity to his
family. Doing the right thing !s
Seldom unprofitable. Isually it is
distinctly profitable and soothing.
Rergdoll finds himself unpopular
even. in the country he pretended to
love, and to which he Bed as a fugi
tive. He Is not wanted In Germany
and is wanted in this country only
by the courts. How miserably has
this young man. well schooled, ex
ceptionally advantaged, wrecked his
life. It doesn't pay to do the wrong
thing. He didn't lack physical cour
age, as proved by his willingness to
risk his life in his escapades. What
he did lack was moral courage. Re
didn't have the character that actu
ates men in carrying on when the
burden is wearying and the road is
rough. His soul was pampered out
of him.
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JUST MALICE
The rumpus over the affairs of
Lieut. Osborne Wood and his broth
er is at least nine:y-nine parts mal
ice against a man who has offended
the inquisitors by serving his coun
try wi-h distinguished honor in bat
tle, by attaining world fame as a
great administrator to Cuba. ty
working ceaselessly for the adoption
of a proper system of defense, by
making possible the army of 1918,
and by having the effrontery to seek
tho presidency.
We have knowledge of the private
affairs of General Wood's sons. They
may be above reproach or may not :
but we think that our senators and
representatives have more important I
duties at this ftme than r.osing i to
the doings of two young men. who. if
they have done wrong, are as subject
as any one else to the processes of
law. To make their affairs objects of
congressional attention is to make
congress itself contemptible, and the
tgr.ooie purpose is to hurt a great
American, nothing more.
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THE B0K FLAN
K'w ir i V Bok srivos 550.000 for
a peace plan with the promise of 5
$50.00 more if the said plan ce'.s by
Her.ry Cabot Lodge. And right on T
the heels of this comes the news that i
the United S.ates government takes
in some thins more than $450,000 for
the wherewithal to pump hot lead in- "l
to Mexicans.
if Mr. Bok aa.d Urr-"! T
Sam had a . "afe.-c--.-e a. a'.'.. :he;
failed to get together on the proper
course to pursue.
Only one person in the world
knows who won the Bok award, and
she's a woman. That, in our opin
ion, is carrying equal rights a bit too
far. To keep a secret has heretofore
been man's sole prerogative.
However, since we have given
woman the ballot, it may be proper
also to give her secrets. But it is
quite a long step forward.
Tho Bok plan, curiously enough,
recognizes the League of Nations as
an agency of peace. Friends of the
league, however, will note that it is
juSt a wink in the dark.
The author of the plan observes
thai there are several approaches to
world peace. Maybe he thinks the
league is B path seldom used, and we
shall not be embarrassed by having
ever to travel it.
Personally, we believe there is a
way to get peace, and that is oy
shooting the stuffings out of every
body- who wants to fight.
In the United states an amendment
to the constitution requiring sena
tors and representatives in congress
to participate as shock troops might
have a good effect in staving off war.
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AFTER COLLEGE
Star students PI i Beta Kappa
men of 10 years ago are out in the
world and earning an average of S3.
000 a year apiece. The best mixers
among their classmates the ones
most active in campus and so ial ac
tivities are averaging 110,000 a
year. So reports a professor at the
University of Michigan.
The star students, nevertheless,
probably are more genuinely success
ful than the mixers. Success is not
altogether In money, not by a long
shot. Income is not the only out
I'tne. Xot surprising, thut students vho
ure "good mixers" have found it
easier to make big incomes than
nen of mental superiority. It doesn't
read this way to the platitudes, but
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ersonahty and influence are as im-
wrtant as natural ability, in getting
ihead.
A grouchy or otherwise disagree-
tble disposition is as much a handi
cap as being born with something
lacking in the upper story. The lov
ible cb.a-acters who fail are in the
minority. And then their only fail
ure is financial.
LAYMEN TO THE FRONT
It is noticeable in Plattsmouth as
n other cities that laymen of the
various churches are becoming more
dive. Much of the work of organ
ization and responsibility for busi-
ness matters devolve directly upon Carey L. Stotler. deceased,
hem. and in sdditioa manv are tak- On reading and filing the petition
Ing a large part in the evangelical of CIar:i M Stotler praying that ad
ministration of said estate may be
granted to herself as Administratrix;
At s recent meeting in Washing- Ordered, that January 26th, A. D.
ton of the Federal Council of Church- 1924. at 10 o'clock a. m.. is assigned
es. Dr. Charles L. Goodell. noted for hearing said petition when all
. ,. perrons interested in said matter mav
Methodist evangelist, attributed the appear at a County Court to be held
extraordinary increase in church in and for said county, and show
membership during the past two cause why the prayer of petitioner
years in large measure to the work fhould not be grated and that no
... TT , tice of th- pendency of said petition
of the laymen. He spoke of the aml the hearing thereof be given to
growth of the Bible classes and of the till persons interested in said matter
personal work on the part of those ' publishing a copy of this order in
n tlle roils the PlattsntOUth Journal, a semi-
weekly OSWSpapsr printed in said
in tuuitu ii is a sisn oi
healthy condition when the men and
women who compose that church are
active. Especially is this true when
the men are engaged in active ser
vice, for too often this is left to the
women of the family. The more one
puts into anything the more he re
ceives from it. This is true in any
business or in any organization,
whatever the nature. It is likewise
true of the church. One cannot sus
tain a real interest without contri
buting not only money but one's time
and talent. The day a man begins to
work for a certain project or insti
tution that day he becomes more con
cerned in its success.
The feeling that all responsibility
should be left to the minister is too
prevalent. We are right to provide
for our churches the best and those
most capable of filling the pulpits.
The importance of the duties of the
ministry can not be over estimated.
X
35 years
Experience
Office
Coatee Block
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OR, G. k. MARSHALL
Dentist
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Private Money to Loan f
on Cass County Farms T
T. H. POLLOCK I
Farmers State Bank
Plattsmouth 1
"We've Got 'Em"
all beat on repair parts for your old harness!
Bring in Your Oiling Jobs Mow!
A. J.
MURDOCK
There are manifold calls and grave
responsibilities.
n.7 the other hand, the most god
ly and diligent ministers can not
Ln the best results unless their
. , ... . f
nanus are upueia tut,- rv
their congregation. More than that,
there are certain duties that belong
in a peculiar way to the laymen an
a
when they full Into service the
church becomes stronger and reaches
far more peopie.
That laymen are becoming far
more active is a happy indication of
the increasing strength of the
. .
churches here and over the country.
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F0R SALE
R. C. Rhode Island Red cockerels
at $1.50 each. Mrs. Julius Reinke,
South Bend. Neb. dl0-2mo.w
HOG HOUSE FOR SALE
Portable hog house with ten
apartment. Priced right. Roy Gregg.
Mynard.
ORDER OF HEARING
on Petition for Appointment of
Administrator
The State of Nebraska, Cass coun
tv, ss.
In the County Court
the estate of
In the ii!-.itte. of
On reading and filing the petition
of Marcus L. Furlong, praying that
Administration of said estate may be
granted to Frank G. Hull, as Ad-
ministrator;
Ordered, that January 24th, A. D.
1924. at ten o'clock a. m is assign-
ed for hearing s i id petition, when all
perrons interested In said matter may
appear at a County Court to he hold
in and for said county, and show
cauSt why the prayer of petitioner
should not be granted; and that no-
tier of the penden-y of said petition
and the hearing thereof be given to
in persons in,ieresi"ii in mh iiihuci
by publishing a copy of this order in
the Plattsmouth Journal. a legal
semi-weekly newspaper printed In
said county, for three successive
weeks, prior to said day of hearing.
Dated December 29th. 1923.
ADJ. EN J. BEFSON.
(Seal d31-3w. County Judge.
ORDER OF HEARING
on Petition for Appointment of
Administratrix
The State of Nebraska, Cass coun-
ty. ss.
In the County Court.
In the matter of the estate of
eouaty Cor three successive
vv eeks
prior to mild day of hearing.
Dati-d Deceinli.u 20. 1 f 2 :t .
ALLEN .1 BEBSON,
fHeah d27 aw County Judge.
Farm
i
512 INTEREST (either 10 or 20 years RATE FOR
IMMEDIATE, OR MARCH FIRST CLOSING. NO
COMMISSION. NO LAND BANK STOCK TO
BUY. NO EXAMINATION OF ABSTRACT FEE.
To insure yourself of this low fate, applications must
be in my hands not later than Tuesday, January 29th.
Call, write or see me at once.
H. J.
Avoca,
State Farmers
A. E. Agee, President
Offers best policy and contracts for lest money. Cheap
est and best insurance company doing business in Ne
braska. Pays all losses promptly. Over 5,000 members.
Organized in 1895. Insurance in force, $60,000,000.
CALL ON OR WRITE
L. L. DIENSTBIER
2615 Harney Street Omaha, Nebraska
TOOL,
NEBRASKA
DUD I IP Q H I P f
ruuLiu w hll
Having sold my farm and ginS
out west, I will sell at Public ; Auc-
tion at the tarm pu. uu u,
2 inljes west of MurdocK; I nines
agt of Greenwood; 6 miles south
and 2 miles east of Ashland, on
Thursday, January 24
commencing at 11 o'clock, with free
lunch served on grounds, the rollow-
imr Drouerty, to-wit:
. , Horses and Mules
Qne span haci mules, coming 5 and
6 years old, wt. 2,400; one span gray
geldings. 8 and 9 years old wt 2 -
sr()- one bay mare, smooth moutn,
"ay
Cattle and Hogs
Five head Holstein cows and heif
ers, high grade; cows will be fresh
this spring; one 2-year-old heifer;
one yearling.
Twenty head of hogs; five bred
Duroc Jersey gilts.
Farm Implements
One 3-section harrow; one Jones-
ville riding lister; one Janesville 2
roW ' chine; one wide-tire w;:gon;
one Jenny Llnd walking cultivator;
,one John Deere disc; one 8-ft. Mc
Cormick binder; one Case gang plow
one Minnesota mower f one Minnesota
hay rake; one Karr loose ground list
er;" one Steel King feriu wagon; rack
and wagon; one Monitor press drill;
one top buggy; one pump jack; some
hedjre posts; 1,000 chick capacity Col-
ony brooder; two 150-egg Sure Hatch
incubators, u? u one season, anu var-
lQU other articles too numerous to
mention.
Terms of Sale
All sums of 10 and under, cash
In hand. On nrnount3 over $10. six
mouth's time will be given on bank-
-bi? notes drawing 8 per cent from
date of sale. No goods to be re-
moved until settled for.
EMIL RIKLI,
Owner.
Rex Young, Auctioneer.
Ernest Wiggenhorn, Clerk.
ilany SaUs How
Booked!
I have many sales booked and some
open dates. Those wanting dates had
'better see me before choice dates are
all gone
SEX Y0UN6, Auctioneer
Automobile Painting!
First-Class Work
Guaranteed!
Prices Reasonable
Mirror Replating and
Siffn Work!
A. F. KNOFLIGEK,
Phone 592-W, Plattsmouth
Loans!
STU TT,
Nebraska
Insurance Co.
J. F. McArdle, Sec'y