THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1084.
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PETER RESCUED FROM PRISON
Peter therefore was kept in pris-
on: but prayer was made without
ceasing of the c4urfU unto God for
him. And behold., the angel of the
Lord came upon him, and a light
shincd in prison: and he smote Pet-
er on the side, and raised him up.
saying. Arise up quickly. And his
chains fell of? from his hands. And
he went out, and followed him. -Acta
12:5-9.
Bad luck Is always happening
where there is shift lessness.
You can get squirt less grapefruit
by buying those having no juice.
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Trouble with paying taxes is they
refuse to stay paid long enough.
The long talking record should go
to the boy and girl on a street cor
ner. 0:0
Even if the seeds never come up
the catalog shows you the pictures
of how they would look.
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A man doesn't amount to much in
politics unless he has been named
'as a presidential possibility.
Thieves got 53,400 which an Ala
bama farmer hid in his well, prov
ing his confidence was not well
placed.
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Perhaps a Washington doctor,
robbed of 12 ounces of valuable per
fume, was going to attend an oil
scandal.
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Our contention is that when a
golfer 'a widow marries another golf
er she deserves her poverty and
loneliness.
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After the various unions and klans
have finished selecting nominees for
the democratic party, maybe the
democrats will be given a voice.
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A congressman says there is much
more drunkenness in Washington
than In Paris. But let's not be dis
couraged with Paris. The T'ronch
may c.t prohibition yet.
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By Mexico's new income tax law,
returns must be filed every month.
Let us give thanks, brethren, that
v uu itui nc 111 a. 1 uuiill nil tj j
every month is March!
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Mr. Hughes had no idea he was
going to see fight films when he went
to that McLean dinner. What did
he expect to get into at McLean's
an old fashioned prayer meeting?
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One day last August, The Journal
said: "We like summer, and hate to
see it go; and sometimes we fear it
isn't going." Well, it went. The
The question now is, will it ever
come back?
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Pierpotit Morgan stabilized the
French franc by the simple expedi
ent of throwing $100,000,00 into
the breach, and impressionable edi
tors think that's news. A hundred
million dollars in time would save
the credit of nine nations.
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Judge William S. Kenyon declin
ed to quit a life time position for a
year's job in Washington, even tho
the latter offered greater remunera
tion per annum. The trouble is that
no republican can look forward to
but one "per annum" as secretary
of the nary.
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Congress led people to expect that
there would be a special 25 per cent
tax reduction effective by March 15,
but congress didn't deliver. Con
gress never did anything so grudg
ingly as it is in consenting to any
serious tax reduction af all this year.
It was too much to expect that it
would rush through a treasure to re
duce even the 1925 taxes.
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Political observers are almost
unanimous in the opinion that Rob
ert M. LaFollette of Wisconsin has
determined to be a candidate for
president as an independent repub
lican. The senator's plan accord
ing to his friends, to hold a conven
tion of independent republicans and
all others interested after President
Coolida;e has been nominated at
Cleveland. At that convrntjon an
independent ticket will be nominat
ed. The convention will ao4 restrict
itself to dissatisfied republicans.
in nnrn in mf'IV. '.) I of ; M .
JJOPrS Will l' I
parties.
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BATES. Publisher
PEE YEAR Oi ADVANCE
The latest news from Washington
. s' ways eeems to be the worst.
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The only reliable sign of spring is
when winter goes away and fails to
come back.
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Hugging is quoted lower today,
; being so plentiful many of them
"e iveB away-
j By wearing two pairs of old socks
iat the same time you mayo hide the
holes in both pairs.
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j The higher up the position a man
I holds, the lower down he is If he
j betrays the trust.
Conan Doyle says the world is too
material. If it is material it's a
nice piece of goods.
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In St. Louis, a man of 76 married
a woman of 74. this being the first
sign of spring in St. Louis.
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That backbone of winter is said to
be broken, but its hind legs deliver
ja few kicks once in a while.
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A Paris dentist was fined $5,000
for kissing a patient, no doubt first
telling her it wouldn't hurt.
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Theories are nice handy thiagfl to
have around, but you may he in
jured when they are exploded.
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Two Marion, Ohio, men had a fight
over a horse trade, this being a
quaint old American custom.
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Taking all the furniture out of the
front rooms will make the bill col
leetors think you have moved.
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The joy of planting bulbs at this
season of the yrar is that you don't
know what they are going to be.
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A man got drunk in South Bend,
Indiana, and stole a locomotive. That
is how powerful Indiana stuff is.
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It won't be long before time to or-
ganize a Sons of the World War Vets
to fight for their father'
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bonus.
Feed hubby a little home brew.
Being too sick to work next day he
can stay home and beat the rugs.
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Supporters contribute money to
campaign funds in America, but in
Mexico they contribute ammunition.
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The ex-kaiser is planning a rose
garden, which is one way to get
your flowers while you aie living.
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We haven't seen Bryan la dy. but
he is getting plenty of exercise kick
ing hats out of the presidential ring.
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A government is a system of
checks and balances which tend to
become check books and bank bal
ances. 0:0
A Chicago girl who inherited
$700,000 is engaged to e. plumber
who couldn't make that much in a
month.
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What's become of the old fashion
ed health alarm about digging your
grave with your teeth? It was a
good one.
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A St. Luis woman has legally
adopted her son-in-law. and driven
another nail in the mother-in-law
joke's coffin.
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The most heavily insured woman
carries $.1,000,000 and lives in Chi
cago, where everyone should be
heafily insured.
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Frank Vanderlip says Senator
Wheeler is "the new St. Patrick"
who will drive the snakes out of
America. He may. But "the new
St. Patrick" must watch his step
for he's going to encounter scorpions
that the old saint never dreamed of.
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In the case of Attorney General
Daugherty the republicans sense an llibben, president of Princeton, has
element of political danger, in what-1 raised that question. He says that
ever course the president may adopt. Americans are making this mistake.
It Coolidge accepted the advance of 1 that they are becoming parasites in
Senator Lodge and other loaders in the civilization of which they are a
congress and forces Daugherty's re-part simply because they have learn
tirement he will antagonize a con-.ed to depend for material comforts
siderable faction whose spokesman Jon the product of other men's minds,
is National Chairman Adams. If he j Material prosperity, no matter how
permits Daugherty to remain he is-tgreat, must be supplemented by a
vires the criticism that he lacks de-. "living, intellectual life in the broad-
cision and allows himself to be vie-ler" if the United States is to survive fact that publicity of income tax re
timized by elements in the admia- jas a civilized nation, nation. Dr. Hib- turns would greatlv increase it is
tRtrut ;rm far whrvu oriE-inal rp rctmn ,
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he is in uo sense responsible. I
EELIGIOUS BOOKS
More religious books are being
read by Americans now than for a
generation past, according to an ar
ticle in The Continent. More Stand
ard publishing houses are issuing re-
jligioutt books and these are appear
ing in larger editions. More people
I in public libraries are calling for re-
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,'llglOUS OC'OKS lliaii cvci ucwio
j time. In fact we are as never be-j
I fore a nation of readers of religious!
I books.
An increased desire on the part of
ministers to do their work as well as
t can be done is given credit for j
some or the present quantity sales,
of religious books. This has produc- ;
ed some demand for commentaries
and other direct hom Hectical helps ',
but especially has it called for prac
lieal works on the patsoral phases of
the minister's activities. Similarly.
the improved organisation of the pro
gram of religious education in Pro
testant churches has increased the
writing and the sale of books telling
!of how work h is been carried on in
church and community schools and j
also of books tending directly to in-
form the minds of religious educa-J
tors on pedagogical !-::ses and meth
ods.
Vof only are we rending more re
ligious books now, but we are read
ing a different sort of religious book
While the old time favorites con
tinue to have their appeal, the books
now most in demand include such
general topics as the following
Books of religious controversy
works of assurance and inspiration
and books in general emphasizing
the firm basis of faith. The type of
book most largely in demand is that
which appeals to the heart of man as
coming from one who has drawn near
to the heart of the Eternal, and been
able to interpret the divine in terms
of assurance.
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HARD TO PREDICI
Nearly all of us could make quite
a bit of money now and then if w
could "dope out" business condition!
several months in advance. For in
stance, a man Buying or Building a
home might be able to save a lot of
cash if he knew whether prices later
were going to rise or fall.
Prediction of business conditions
formerly was as uncertain as pre
dicting the weather months ahead.
Lut now it is becoming almost an ex
act science.
The stock market rises or falls
from three to six months in advance
of general business conditions. If
the gamblers think hard times are
comii.g. stock market prices fall, an
ticipating depression. Similarly a
bun market, with prices shoot ine
upward means that the gamblers are
betting on good times ahead.
These prophetic movements in the
stock market, of course, are the long
range tendencies. Trouble is, an out
sider watching the market is apt to
mistake a temporary setback or ad
vance for long-range tendency. Then,
too, even the most crafty of market
speculators often guess incorrectly.
Another semi-scientific business
barometer is the production of pig
iron. Many experts think the iron
output rises or falls about six months
ahead of general business conditions
also anticipate general business
trends. They reveal how manufac
turers and retailers are "betting"
on the future. But this form of
prediction is too uncertain to place
bets on, for sometimes freight move
ment is heaviest just before a smash.
This was the case on the eve of the
hard times that started about four
years ago. Freight traffic had been
big, most people believing that mon
ey would grow on trees forever.
The latt scientific business ba
rometer, according to the Harvard
committee on economic research, is
advertising in newspapers and mag
azines. Some experts, however, think that
advertising forecasts prices changes
rather than sales volume.
Lots of advertising means a gen
eral belief that times are going to be
good. Newspaper advertising is
more accurate in this respect, being
closer to the people. Magazine ad
vertising in a general way reflects
national conditions, while newspa
per ads are more confined to the lo
cal situation.
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MATERIALISM
Are Americans mistaking com
forts for civilization? Dr. John Grier
hpn sav?.
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Dr. Hibben is not the first to give
fffimm
Livestock gets more? valu
able everyyear.Takegood
cows; they are worthy of
a good barn, aren't they?
You can make your barn
one of the best; cool in
summer, warm in win
ter, fireproof the year
round, by walling and
ceiling it with Sheetrock.
Any good carpenter can
put up Sheetrock be
cause it come3 all ready
for use. Piaster cast in
sheets.
the fireproof
WALLBOARD
Ask your lumber
dealer for a sample
warning that the spiritual, the intel
lectual life, must be more emphasis
ed. Woodrow Wilson pointed to thai
as the road away from revolution.
M eiialisni there must always be
but there can be too much 01 it
Without materialism mere intellec
tual life could not survive, but ma
terialism can be utilized to promote
and give opportunity to intellectual
life.
However, in the constant endeav
or tor material success many AmerJ
cans do get off the track and they do
seek material comforts rather than
intellectual enjoyment. That, how
ever, is not true or all. and l)r. H1D
ben's fear for the future probably is
somewhat overdrawn to make it more
effective.
For the real "intellectual enjoy
ment" and progress it is unfortun
ate that it is apparently so necessary
to devote so mu h time and energy
to material things. Yet if Ameri
cans In the pursuit of material suc
cess would not permit themselves to
be too deeply engrossed in the ma
terial, the mixture of material and
spiritual would be of great good.
Man cannot live by bread alone.
He cannot live for the spirit and the
intellect alone. Life began to be
come a struggle for material things
when the first parents were put out
of the Garden of Eden. Yet there
can be a judicious and happy mix
ture of materialism and the intel
lectual life.
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KEEP THEM PRIVATE
The United States senate
will
make a mistake if it recedes from
the pasition it took in 1916 and
again in 1!21 ami supports the
house in an amendment to the reve
nue lew making federal tax return
public.
From the viewpoint of the govern
ment itself nothing would be gained
by such legislation. It would not re
duce unlawful tax evasion nor per-
missable tax avoidance, for it would
not go behind the return itself, but
merely authorize the publication of
returns as they are filed at the in
ternal revenue offices.
As regards the Individual taxpay
er the suggestion that his income tax
blanks be made accessible to any or
11 who may wish to see it is wholly
adefensible. Aside from the public
utilities and other semi-public in
dustries which directly or indirectly
touch the great majority of people.
busiuess in the United States is con
ducted by private enterprises who in
their business pursuits are entitled
to privacy. The income of John
Jones is in no sense the business of
his neighbor, John Smith, nor any
one except the internal revenue bu
reau In the district in which that in-
ome is taxable.
Legislation which would make
public all federal income tax re-
urns could serve no useful purpose.
Neither the interest of the govern
ment nor of private business could
be promoted by such publicity. In-
tead, large incomes, if the facts
were made public, would be a source
of discussion and complaint and
probably of an ever increasing
amount of radical legislation to de
stroy them and to present their ac
cumulation in the future. Private
business is already suffering from tco
much restrictive legislation. The
rovH".i - . vo-n t i
V.i IlieB I 1 its DtlU 1 .-,-.- . Sl UlHCUt
agaiubt such publicity.
YES, IT IS AN OIL YEAR
"The stage is Bet for a big year in
oil."
No, the line is not taken from a
humorous column. Neither was it
penned or typed by a political ob
server who thought he would bo
funny in order to interest readers.
It does not refer to any recent reve
lations ni Washington. The writer
of it probably had forgot Albert Iia-
con Fall overtapped Teapot Dome
and took the drippings away in a j
satchel. It was nothing to do with
Edwin Denby, Harry Daugherty or '
other members in good standing of:
the Grand Oil Party, however.
strange it may seem that these
rames should escape in any discus
sion of petroleum.
The assertion on the contrary, was
by way of beginning a serious srtt
cle on the oil situation in which it
i: shown that the Industry promises
to enjoy a banner year. Weldon
Ch.ico is the writer, and he is writ
ing for The Magazine o" Wall S;reet.
He reveals that the consumption of
oil is greater than the production!
for the first time in nine months;
that no new pools of magnitude are'
in sight v. hK h would be likely to j
flood the oil market; that, while
there are large crude Btocks, gaso
line stocks are declining, that there
IS a strong upward trend in crude
and refined prices; and that automo
bile manufacture la likely to in
crease to an enormous extent during
1924.
That is all very fine, and the ar
ticle is Interesting enough. But it
Is insisted, nevertheless, that Mr.
Chaee might have pointed to the po
litical situation also as proof of a
1
banner oil vear ahead. Those con-
1
firmed citv folk who have not thot :
of kerosene once since they left the
old farm in their youth will be do
ing little more in 1024 than talking
of oil. In the presidential campaign
petroleum and the usea to which it
pe
was put during the Harding admin-
istration will take the plaee of such'
in(:cn( aa ,h t j th.
anient issues as the tanff and the -
full dinner pail. Every orator will
snrteK oil trotn tne nustnngs. ;;r.'.'
every man and woman in his audi
ence will be thinking of oil. Kero
sene has become the most popular
topic of conversation in America. A
special senate Investigating commit
tee does nothing but discuss it day
after day and week after week.
It I
is the curse of the republicans
ad
the hope of the democrats. It chases
cabinet members out of offte and
sends
ui , ... amine all claims against said estate,
newspaper publisher ill to,.in, . LiM tl, ? 1-2
Palm Beach.
And the worst of it Is
that the oil storm, far from abating
gathering strength with every
hour. There is no predicting to what V n , f ' , L 7th day of 1924- and tne 7th
..... . time limited for payments of debts (iav of Inlv t Ton nVlnrir
pitch of violence It may attain before ,8 Pix months from said 31st day of ff? forenoon to receive a lid ex
the summer is over. i.Tuly. 1024. .11 i,,, .m
Yes. Mr. Chace is precielv right.'
The stage is set for a big year
.
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oil.
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On the dome of the national capi
tal, which is alluded to by the face
tious as the House of a Thousand
Scandals. Why not erect an oil can
couchant?
ORDER OF HEARING
on Petition for Appointment of
Administrator
The State of Nebraska. Cass coun
ty, ss.
In the County Court.
In the matter of the estate of Sena
.lames, deceased.
,Z ' "A", T, r
of Guv James. Opal Hartsook and
nij. -T ... , .,,,;,..
Clyde James. D raying that adminis
t rat ion of said estate may be grant-;
ed to N. D. Talcott. as Administrat
or; Ordered. that April 16th, A. D.
1924. at 10:30 o'clock a. m., is as
signed for hearing said petition when
nil persons interested in said matter
may appear at a County Court to be
held In and for said county and show
cause why the prayer of peitioners
should not be granted, and that no
tice of the pendency of said petition
and the hearing thereof be given to
all persons interested In said matter
by publishing a copv of this order In
the Plattsmouth Journal, a semi-
weekly newspaper printed in said
county, for three successive weeks,
prior to said dav of hearing.
Dated March 22, 1924.
ALLEN J. BEESON.
(Seal) County Judge.
CHAS. E. MARTIN,
m24-3w. Attorney.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The state of Nebraska, Cass coun
ty, ss.
In the county court.
In the matter of the estate of
.Frank J. Lillie deceased.
To the creditors of said estate:
You are hereby notified, that I
will sit at the county court room in
Plattsmouth in said county, on April
1. 1924, and on July I, 1924, at 10
o'clock a. m. each day to rec eive and
examine all claims against said es
tate, with a view to their adjustment
and allowance. The time limited for
the presentation of claims against
said estate is three months from the
1st day of April, A. D. 1924, and the
time limited for payment of debts is
one year from said 1st day of April,
' 1924.
j Witness my hand and the seal of
I said county court, this 25th day of
j February. 19 24.
1 ALLEN J. BEESON.
(Seal) m3-4wks sw County Judge.
for quick application. The Government bought
thousands of squares when cantonments required
roofs in a hurry.
We can supply yon promptly with the kind you
need light weights for small, more or less tem
porary buildings, longer -lasting roofings for larger
or more permanent buildings.
The cost of Carey Roofing always is the minimum
for the service you want.
"A Roof for Every Building'
TIDBALL LUMBER COMPANY
Plattsmouth, Nebr.
SALE
Purebred White Kock eggs for
hatching. Phone 3713. -Mrs. C. L.
j Mayabb, Plattsmouth, Neb.
nilO-Swks ,sw
p,.i. kin ..t - r,t kb. , rr;
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on WRere he belongs. We mean At-
tornoy Guaeral Daugheny
NOTICE To CKb-LiITORS
The state of Nebraska, Cass coun
ty, ss.
In the county court.
In the matter of the estate of J.
H. E. Egtnberger, daceaaed.
To the creditors of said estate:
You are are hereby notified, that I
will sit at the emintv court room in
i Plattsmouth in said county, on the
j first day of July, 1924, at 10 o'clock
iu ,he forenoon, to receive and ei-
f allowance. The time limited for the
presentation of claims against said
i 6,181 e ,s three months from the 31st
.
,VItneaB my hand aml tlP seal of
wwwij mi cow ud ui
I r eoruary, ihlm.
ALLEN J. PEESON.
County Judge.
W. G. Kieck. attorney for estate.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
I Witness my hand and the seal of
In the District Court of Cass eoun-jaaid county court, this 29th dav of
ty, Nebraska. February. 1924.
In the matter of the application of, ALLEN J. BEESON,
Hans Sievers. Administrator of the(Seal) County Judge,
estate of Helene Hilbert, deceased. !
for license to sell real estate to pay
Now, on this 23rd day of Febru-
' ary, 1924. conu s Hans Sievers. admin
: istrator of the estate of Helene Hi 1- i t
bert. deceased, :.nd presents his peti-
t.ion for a license to sell the real as-
tate of the deceased, to pav debts
from said petition that there is no
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personal estate in the hands of the
Administrator to pay the allowance
support of Henry Hilbert, the sur
1 viving husband of the deceased.
. which is a debt against said estate
'as provided by Section 1222 of the
Compiled Statutes Of 1922. and the
expense of said administration, and
that it is Mosssary to sell the whole'
or some part of the real estate of;
said deceased for the payment of
such allowance or debt and the costs:
of adminis! rat Ion :
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estate of said Helene Hilb
It is therefore ordered anl adjudg-
rested in the'
bert, deceas-i
ed. appear before me, James T. Bee-'
ley. Judge of the District Court, at :
the office of tho Clerk of the District
Court In the court house in the City'
Of Plattsmouth. in ('ass county, Ne-1
bra.ka. on the 12th day of April.!
1924. at the hour of 10 o'clock in
the forenoon, to show cause if anyi
there be why such license should noti
State Farmers'
James Walsh, President
ox LU1LeS T PrPfrty and City Dwellings
Offers the best policy and contract for less money Best
and cheapest insurance company doing business'in Ne
braska. Pays the loss promptly. 7,200 members Orsan
write 1UUAY tomorrow may be TOO ATIL
CALL ON OR WRITE
2SlSuL't' DIEISTBIER
2615 Harney Street r . . .
Ready Roofings-come in roll form ready
be granted to Han Sievers, Admin
istrator of said estate, to sell so much
' of the real estate of the said deceased
as mii' be necessary to pay such al
1 of administration
. a,. '
lowance or uetJi, logeiuer wnu kvblb
It is further ordered that notice
i be given to all persons interested by
the publication of this Order to Show
c fpr four succe88iTe weeks in
1Mattsmouth journal, a lega,
! newspaper published and of general
By order of the Court.
JAMES T. BEOLEY,
Judge of the District
Court
f25-4w.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The state of Nebraska, Caes eous
ty, ss.
In the county court.
In the matter of the estate of Ads
R. B&ator, deceased.
To the creditors of said eatate:
Y012 arp bprfhv notiftprl that T
will sit at the county court room in
Plattsmouth in said county, on the
Ull ciitllllO agni 119 c oaiu C3S3 LOLV,
with a view to their adjustment and
allowance. The time limited for the
presentation of claims against said es
tate is three months from tho 7th
day of April. A. D. 1924. and the
. " ijill IIIIUIL'U 1U1 t)VUH!Ul 01 ueeis is
one year from said 7th day of April,
1924.
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Experience
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Dentist
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Automobile Painting!
First-Class Work
Guaranteed!
Prices Reasonable
. Mirror Replating and
Sign Work!
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Phone 592-W, Plattsmouth
Insurance Co.
J. F. McArdle. Sec'y
vinana, Nebraska
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